Karymsky
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Karymsky | |
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Elevation | 1,536 metres (5,039 feet) |
Location | Kamchatka, Russia |
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Type | Stratovolcano |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Last eruption | 2006 (continuing) |
Easiest route | basic rock/snow climb |
Karymsky is a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is the most active volcano of Kamchatka's eastern volcanic zone, is a symmetrical stratovolcano constructed within a 5-km-wide caldera that formed during the early Holocene. Much of the cone is mantled by lava flows less than 200 years old. Historical eruptions have been vulcanian or vulcanian-strombolian with moderate explosive activity and occasional lava flows from the summit crater.