Gorny Institute Explained

Gornyi Institute
Other Name:Горный Институт
Elevation M:2,125
Map:Russia Kamchatka Krai
Location:Kamchatka, Russia
Range:Sredinny Range
Coordinates:57.2°N 160.11°W
Type:Stratovolcano
Age:Late Quaternary Period
Last Eruption:1250 (?)

Gorny Institute (Russian: Горный Институт), also spelled Gornyi Institut, is a stratovolcano located in the Sredinny Range on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. It lies just east of the Titila volcano and north of the Kebeney volcano.[1]

The volcano is named after the St. Petersburg State Mining Institute which was established by Catherine the Great to oversee the study of mining and mountain geology.

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Notes and References

  1. 300550. Gorny Institute.