Kikhpinych

Kikhpinych
Elevation 1,552 m (5,092 ft)
Location
Location Kamchatka, Russia
Coordinates 54°29′13″N 160°15′11″E / 54.487°N 160.253°E
Geology
Type Stratovolcanoes
Last eruption 1550 (?)

Kikhpinych (Russian: Кихпиныч) is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula which feeds the famous Valley of Geysers. At its foot is the "Valley of Death", where volcanic gasses accumulate and kill birds and mammals that enter the valley.

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