Shish Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 22:23 GMT -
Cone 2399 m / 7871 ft
Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, 55.75°N / 161.18°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, 55.75°N / 161.18°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
[smaller] [larger]
Shish volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location |
Background
Mid to upper Pleistocene (Luchitsky 1974).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Shish Volcano Photos
The chain of volcanoes on Unimak, from left to right: Roundtop Mountain, Isanotski, Pogromni and Shishaldin. (Photo: marcofulle)
Except for the topmost part Shishaldin's uppermost flanks are covered by glaciers. Their fast flow leads to intensive crevassing. (Photo: marcofulle)
The perfect cone of Shishaldin volcano rises high above a deck of stratocumuls clouds. Pogromni volcano far right. (Photo: marcofulle)
Whereas Shishaldin is a superb example of a young, symmetric stratovolcano, the much older Isanotski is irregular and deeply eroded. (Photo: marcofulle)