Ostry Volcano
Updated: 19 abr. 2024 21:49 GMT -
Stratovolcano 2552 m / 8,373 ft
Kamchatka, Russia, 58.18°N / 160.82°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Kamchatka, Russia, 58.18°N / 160.82°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Erupciones del volcán Ostry: 2050 BC (?)
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Background
Conical Ostry volcano, its slopes partially mantled by glaciers, is a late-Quaternary stratovolcano that rises to 2552 m, forming one of the highest peaks of the northern Sredinny Range. Ostry, also known as Ostraya, is located on the western side of the major NE-trending graben along the axis of the northern Sredinny Range. An unnamed 2127-m-high cinder cone on the SW flank of Ostry, informally referred to as "Cone X," erupted about 4000 years ago, producing a basaltic lava flow.---
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Ostry Volcano Photos
El macizo del volcán Tolbachik visto en la hora azul de la tarde desde nuestro campamento. A la izquierda, el activo Plosky (plano) Tolbachik (3.085 m), un volcán en escu...
Vista de los volcanes Tolbachik Plosky (izq.) y Ostry (dcha.) desde un pequeño cono de ceniza cerca del camping. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Ostry y Plosky Tolbachik ("puntiagudo" y "plano") vistos al llegar a los vastos campos de lapilli en la zona sur del rift. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Volcanes Ostry Tolbachik, Plosky Tolbachik y Zimina con conos de ceniza en primer plano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)