Gorely
Sign in to saveGorely (, literally Burnt) is a volcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It consists of five overlapping stratovolcanoes and is one of the most active in southern Kamchatka. Gorely is a large, long-lived shield-type volcano that is currently in an eruptive phase. Prior eruptions occurred in 1980-81 and 1984–86.Several complexes compose the overall volcanic structure:
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- Mountain.name
- Gorely
- Mountain.photo
- Вулкан Горелый Камчатка.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Volcano Gorely with a turquoise lake, KamchatkaPhoto: Tany Solovey
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1799
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- Russia Kamchatka Krai
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- Location in Kamchatka Krai, Russia
- Mountain.location
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Mountain.range
- Eastern Range
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcanoes
- Mountain.last_eruption
- June 2010
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- Elevation
- 1829
- Image
- Вулкан Горелый Камчатка.jpg
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Gorely (, literally Burnt) is a volcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It consists of five overlapping stratovolcanoes and is one of the most active in southern Kamchatka. Gorely is a large, long-lived shield-type volcano that is currently in an eruptive phase. Prior eruptions occurred in 1980-81 and 1984–86.Several complexes compose the overall volcanic structure: ancient Pra-Gorely volcano which measures 20–25 km in diameter; a 12 km diameter caldera; thick stratum of ignimbrites totaling a volume of 100 km3; post-caldera eruption cinder cones; modern edifice – “Young Gorely” composed of three large superimposed cones and 11 associated craters forming a NW-SE trending intra-caldera ridgeline; a complex of 40 modern subsidiary cones on the slopes of “Young Gorely”.
In 2010, activity began to increase, suggesting the volcano was waking up. A new vent was discovered on the inner southeast wall of the crater.
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