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Gorely Volcano - John Seach
Kamchatka, Russia
52.558 N, 158.03 E
summit elevation 1829 m
caldera
Gorely volcano is located in Southern Kamchatka, about 75 km SW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It is the most active volcano is southern Kamchatka.
The volcano structure of Gorely consists of a caldera (13x12 km) with three merged cones and seven superimposed summit craters. The volcano flanks contains about 40 vents and lava flows. Eruption hazards include ash plumes, ash falls, phreatic explosions and lahars. Explosive activity in 1986 produced a crater which is now filled with a lake.
Gorely Volcano Eruptions
1984-86, 1980-81, 1961, 1947, 1932?, 1931, 1930-31, 1929-30, 1869, 1855?, 1832, 1828, 1821?