Eruption of Udokan Plateau
6210 BCE · 56.28° N, 117.77° E
The Udokan Plateau is a volcanic field in Transbaikalia, Russia. It covers a surface area of 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) northeast of Lake Baikal in North Asia. Volcanism in the Udokan Plateau included both basaltic lava flows and later individual volcanic cones.
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What the records say
- When
- 6210 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 56.28° N, 117.77° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 100 years
- Vent
- Khangura
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 302030
- Eruption number
- 19623
Udokan Plateau
Volcanic field in Russia
The Udokan Plateau is a volcanic field in Transbaikalia, Russia. It covers a surface area of 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) northeast of Lake Baikal in North Asia. Volcanism in the Udokan Plateau included both basaltic lava flows and later individual volcanic cones. Volcanism commenced in the Miocene and continued on into the Holocene.
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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