Geotouristic attractions of the Klyuchevskoy group volcanoes, North Kamchatka, Russia

The paper describes the geotouristic valours of the Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes in the Northern Kamchatka. The relationships are presented between the Kamchatka and the recent boundaries of crustal plates, then the genesis and the structure are explained of the Koryak-Kamchatka volcanic belt. T...

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Published in:Geotourism/Geoturystyka
Main Author: Łodziński, Marek
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: AGH University of Science and Technology Press
Subjects:
Kamchatka
volcanoes
Klyuchevskoy
Krestovsky
Ushkovsky
Kamen
Bezymianny
Zimina
Bolshaya Udina
Tolbachik
stratovolcanoes
shield volcanoes
extrusive domes
lava flows
Kamen’
Koryak
Online Access:https://journals.agh.edu.pl/geotour/article/view/976
https://doi.org/10.7494/geotour.2010.20.51
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Summary:The paper describes the geotouristic valours of the Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes in the Northern Kamchatka. The relationships are presented between the Kamchatka and the recent boundaries of crustal plates, then the genesis and the structure are explained of the Koryak-Kamchatka volcanic belt. The geotectonic position of Kamchatka as a part of the “Circumpacific Ring of Fire” enables us to recognize the manifestations of the recent volcanism (shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, lava domes, calderas, ignimbrites, lahars, gas and vapour exhalations, native sulphur encrustations). Apart from volcanic activity, the exceptional tourist value of the Northern Kamchatka is the highmountain relief shaped by glaciers, weathering and river erosion.

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