Kliuchevskoi

A volcanologist from the Institute of Volcanology in Petropavlovsk, shielded from the intense heat in a reflective suit, extracts a glowing sample of lava from a flank vent of Kliuchevskoi volcano in 1983. Geochemical analysis of lava samples is used to characterize the eruption and understand the magmatic history of the volcano. Eruptions of flank and summit lava flows are common at this basaltic stratovolcano.

Type/Process: Volcano Monitoring
Volcanic Status: Historical
Image Number: 024-089
Photographer: A. Ozerov (courtesy of Yuri Doubik, Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk)
Summit Elevation: 4835 meters
Latitude/Longitude: 56.057 N / 160.638 E
Timeframe: Last known eruption 1964 or later
Region: Kamchatka and Mainland Asia