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    Gorely

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    Short description: Volcano on the southern part of the Kamchatka peninsula
    Gorely
    Volcano Gorely with a turquoise lake, Kamchatka
    Photo: Tany Solovey
    Highest point
    Elevation1,799 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 is located in Kamchatka Krai
    Gorely
    Gorely
    Location in Kamchatka Krai, Russia
    LocationKamchatka, Russia
    Parent rangeEastern Range
    Geology
    Mountain typeStratovolcanoes
    Last eruptionJune 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]

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