Karymsky (volcano)

For other uses, see Karymsky (disambiguation).
Karymsky
The summit of Karymsky with the crater lake of Akademia Nauk volcano in the background.
Highest point
Elevation1,536 m (5,039 ft)[1]
Coordinates54°02′52″N 159°26′32″E / 54.04778°N 159.44222°E / 54.04778; 159.44222[2]
Geography
Karymsky is located in Far Eastern Federal District
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Location of Karymsky volcano
Karymsky is located in Kamchatka Krai
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Karymsky (Kamchatka Krai)
LocationKamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Parent rangeEastern Range
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption2001 to 2024 (ongoing, non-stop) [1]
Climbing
Easiest routebasic rock/snow climb
Karymsky, Side view.
Satellite image of the area around the volcano. Ash from earlier eruptions has settled onto the snowy landscape, leaving dark grey swaths. The ash stains are confined to the south of the volcano's summit, one large stain fanning out toward the south-west, and another toward the east.

Karymsky (Russian: Карымская сопка, Karymskaya sopka) is an active stratovolcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It and Shiveluch are Kamchatka's largest, most active and most continuously erupting volcanoes, as well as one of the most active on the planet.

It is named after the Karyms, an ethnic group in Russia.

  1. ^ a b "Karymsky Volcano". Volcano Discovery. 7 Mar 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
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