Ostry Volcano
Updated: Apr 18, 2024 04:31 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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Ostry volcano eruptions: 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
The Tolbachik volcano massif seen in the evening blue hour from our campsite. To the left, the active Plosky (flat) Tolbachik (3,085 m), a very active shield volcano, and...
View to Plosky (l) and Ostry (r) Tolbachik volcanoes from a little cinder cone near the campsite. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Ostry and Plosky Tolbachik ("pointed" and "flat") seen when reaching the vast lapilli fields on the southern rift zone. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Ostry Tolbachik, Plosky Tolbachik, and Zimina volcanoes with cinder cones in the foreground. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)