Shiveluch Volcano:
The Shiveluch Volcano in Russia’s Far East erupted recently, sending ash plumes 10 km into the air and triggering red-level aviation alerts for the area.
- Shiveluch Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes located on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, one of the most intense volcanic regions in the world.
- It is a stratovolcano—a steep-sloped volcano composed of alternating layers of solidified ash, hardened lava, and volcanic rocks.
- The summit is truncated by a broad 9-km-wide caldera. The lava dome complex was constructed within the large open caldera.
- Many lava domes occur on the outer flanks.
- Frequent collapses of the dome complex have produced debris avalanches; the resulting deposits cover much of the caldera floor.
