Gorely

Gorely
Volcano Gorely with a turquoise lake, Kamchatka Photo: Tany Solovey
Highest point
Elevation	1,799 m (5,902 ft)
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 52°33′29″N 158°01′48″E / 52.558°N 158.03°E / 52.558; 158.03
Geography
Gorely Location in Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Location	Kamchatka, Russia
Parent range	Eastern Range
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcanoes
Last eruption	June 2010

Gorely (Russian: Горелый) is a volcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia . It consists of five overlapping stratovolcanoes and is one of the most active in southern Kamchatka.
Gorely is a large, long-lived shield-type volcano that is currently in an eruptive phase. Prior eruptions occurred in 1980-81 and 1984–86.
Several complexes compose the overall volcanic structure:
- ancient Pra-Gorely volcano which measures 20–25 km in diameter;
- a 12 km diameter caldera;
- thick stratum of ignimbrites totaling a volume of 100 km³;
- post-caldera eruption cinder cones;
- modern edifice – “Young Gorely” composed of three large superimposed cones and 11 associated craters forming a NW-SE trending intra-caldera ridgeline;
- a complex of 40 modern subsidiary cones on the slopes of “Young Gorely”.

In 2010, activity began to increase, suggesting the volcano was waking up. A new vent was discovered on the inner southeast wall of the crater^[1]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Russia
• Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team

References

• "Gorely". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vnum=300070. 
• KVERT

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