Gorely

Short description: Volcano on the southern part of the Kamchatka peninsula

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

1. ↑ "Search results". http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/en/view_news/1917.html.

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

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