Kell (volcano)

Small extinct stratovolcano in southeast Kamchatka

Kell

Kell

Location in Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Highest point
Elevation| 900 m (3,000 ft)
Coordinates| 51°39′N 157°21′E﻿ / ﻿51.65°N 157.35°E﻿ / 51.65; 157.35
Geography
Location| Kamchatka, Russia
Parent range| Eastern Range
Geology
Mountain type| Stratovolcano
Last eruption| Unknown

Kell (Russian: Келля) is a small Pleistocene stratovolcano. It is located just north of the Zheltovsky volcano, within the Prizrak caldera on the southeast coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.[1][2][3]

Because of its remote and inaccessible location, most information about the volcano comes from aerial surveys.[4] The volcano was discovered during an aerial survey in 1946.[3]

The Prizrak caldera has a diameter of about 4 km (2.5 mi). It is located on top of the site of an ancient stratovolcano whose base has a diameter of about 10 km (6.2 mi). The slopes of the caldera feature a network of erosional valleys.[3] Within the Prizrak caldera complex are at least three partially nested calderas, each about 3 to 5 km (1.9 to 3.1 mi) in diameter. Kell is the largest of several small stratovolcanoes, composed mainly of lava, in the innermost portion of the caldera. The caldera also contains lava domes.[1][2][4]

The innermost caldera is thought to date from the Late Pleistocene.[4] The activity of the volcano appears to have ceased in post-glacial time; there is no evidence of recent volcanism or hydrothermal activity.[2][3][4]

## See also

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* List of volcanoes in Russia

## References

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1. ^ a b "Kell". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
2. ^ a b c "Kell | Volcano World | Oregon State University". 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
3. ^ a b c d Sviatlovskii, A. E. (Aleksandr Evgenevich) (1959). Атлас Вулканов СССР [Atlas of Volcanoes of the Soviet Union]. Moscow: USSR Academy of Sciences. p. 85.
4. ^ a b c d Erlich, Edward (1986). Geology of Calderas of Kamchatka and Kurile Islands with Comparison to Calderas of Japan and the Aleutians (Report). U.S. Geological Survey. p. 100\. Alaska Open-File Report 86-291.