Bolshoy Kekuknaysky

Bolshoy Kekuknaysky (Russian: Большой Кекукнайский) is a volcano located in the central part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It comprises two shield volcanoes: Bolshoy (1301 m) and Kekuknaysky (1401 m). Their lava flows and cinder cones have dammed a valley dissecting the mountain, creating the Bolshoye Goltsovoye and Maloye Goltsovoe lakes. The last eruption occurred at Kekuk Crater, about 7,200 years ago.

Bolshoy Kekuknaysky
Bolshoy Kekuknaysky
Location in Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Highest point
Elevation1,401 m (4,596 ft)
Coordinates56.47°N 157.80°E / 56.47; 157.80 
Geography
LocationKamchatka, Russia
Parent rangeMiddle Range
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcanoes
Last eruption5310 BCE ± 100 years

See also

References
  • "Bolshoi-Kekuknaysky". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • New data on Holocene monogenetic volcanism of the northern Kamchatka: ages and space distribution, by Maria M. Pevzner
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