Volcanic eruption
See 850 BCE on the mapEruption of Krasheninnikov
850 BCE · 54.60° N, 160.27° E
Krasheninnikov is a complex of two overlapping stratovolcanoes inside a large caldera on the eastern coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is located in Kronotsky Nature Reserve to the south of Lake Kronotskoye, and is named after explorer Stepan Krasheninnikov.
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What the records say
- When
- 850 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 54.60° N, 160.27° E
- Date uncertainty
- year uncertain
- Vent
- Northern cone and southern cone flank
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 300190
- Eruption number
- 19236
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