Eruption of Klyuchevskoy
30 Mar 2011 – 3 Jul 2011 · 56.06° N, 160.64° E
Klyuchevskaya Sopka is an active stratovolcano, the highest mountain of Siberia and the highest active volcano of Eurasia. Its steep, symmetrical cone rises roughly 100 kilometres (60 mi) inland from the Bering Sea. The volcano is part of the Volcanoes of Kamchatka UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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What the records say
- When
- 30 Mar 2011 – 3 Jul 2011
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 56.06° N, 160.64° E
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- Summit crater?
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 300260
- Eruption number
- 20783
Klyuchevskaya Sopka
Volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia
Klyuchevskaya Sopka is an active stratovolcano, the highest mountain of Siberia and the highest active volcano of Eurasia. Its steep, symmetrical cone rises roughly 100 kilometres (60 mi) inland from the Bering Sea. The volcano is part of the Volcanoes of Kamchatka UNESCO World Heritage Site. Klyuchevskaya Sopka is ranked 15th in the world by topographic isolation.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page