Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Tolbachik

1968 – 1969 · 55.83° N, 160.33° E

Tolbachik is a volcanic complex on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia. It consists of two volcanoes, Plosky (flat) Tolbachik and Ostry (sharp) Tolbachik, which as the names suggest are respectively a flat-topped shield volcano and a peaked stratovolcano.

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What the records say

When
1968 – 1969
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
55.83° N, 160.33° E
Vei
1
Dated by
Observations: Reported
Volcano number
300240
Eruption number
19319

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