Khodutka (Russian: Ходутка), also known as Khodutkinskiye Gory[3] (Russian: Ходуткинские Горы[4]), is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.

Khodutka
Ходуткинские Горы
Space image of Kamchatka Peninsula, showing location of Khodudka
Highest point
Elevation2,039 m (6,690 ft)[1]
Prominence1,810 m (5,940 ft)[2]
ListingUltra
Coordinates52°03′45″N 157°42′36″E / 52.06250°N 157.71000°E / 52.06250; 157.71000[2]
Geography
Khodutka is located in Russia
Khodutka
Khodutka
Location in Russia
LocationKamchatka, Russia
Parent rangeEastern Range
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcanoes
Last eruption300 BCE ± 300 years

It was formed from an older stratovolcano, known as Priemysh, between the late-Pleistocene and the early Holocene periods.

In about 800 BC, an eruption that was accompanied by small pyroclastic flows, and subsequent emplacement of lava flows and domes, deposited tephra throughout Southern Kamchatka, and formed a twin maar (Khodutkinsky maar) on the WNW slope of Khodutka.

Khodutka is one of a series of volcanoes that surround the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, one of the oldest cities in the Far East

Volcanos, mountains, crater lakes and geyser valleys are recreational attractions in the area.[5]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Khodutka". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. ^ a b "Russia: Kamchatka and the Russian Pacific Islands" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  3. ^ "Khodutkinskiye Gory: Russia". Retrieved 2010-07-19..
  4. ^ "Ходуткинские Горы". Retrieved 2010-09-06..
  5. ^ "Петропавловск-Камчатский". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-19..

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