Bezymianny

The Novy lava dome at Kamchatka's Bezymianny volcano has been growing since 1956 within a large horseshoe-shaped crater. The 1.8 x 2.5 km crater formed during the catastrophic 1956 eruption when the summit of the volcano collapsed, producing a debris avalanche and lateral blast that swept to the east. This 1980's view from the SW shows the outer flanks of the pre-1956 volcano in the foreground. The lava dome has subsequently grown to the height of the crater rim.

Type/Process: Lava Dome
Volcanic Status: Historical
Image Number: 024-038
Photographer: Yuri Doubik (Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk)
Summit Elevation: 2882 meters
Latitude/Longitude: 55.978 N / 160.587 E
Timeframe: Last known eruption 1964 or later
Region: Kamchatka and Mainland Asia