About Klyuchevskoy Volcano:
- It is an active stratovolcano located on the Kamchatka Peninsula, far eastern Russia.
- It is one of the highest active volcanoes (tallest active volcano in Eurasia) in the world, rising to a height of 15,584 feet (4,750 meters), the highest point on the peninsula.
- The volcano consists of a truncated cone with a central crater, with some 70 lateral craters and cones on the lower slopes.
- The volcano, which has erupted more than 50 times since 1700, is characterized by smoke continuously billowing above its summit.
- The Kamchatka Volcanological Station, established in 1935, is located at its base.
Key facts about Kamchatka Peninsula:
- It is located in far eastern Russia.
- It is bordered by the Sea of Okhotsk on the west and the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea on the east.
- Two mountain ranges, the Sredinny (“Central”) and Vostochny (“Eastern”) extend along the peninsula.
- It is one of the largest peninsulas in the world.
- Climate: Severe, with prolonged, cold, and snowy winters and wet, cool summers.
- The Kamchatka Peninsula is the northern link in the 2000 km Kuril-Kamchatka island arc.
- This region contains 68 active volcanoes, over 10 percent of the total found on land anywhere on Earth.
- This arc is part of the "Ring of Fire," a string of volcanoes that encircles the Pacific Ocean.
