Mutnovsky (russian: Мутновский) is a
complex volcano
A complex volcano, also called a compound volcano or a volcanic complex, is a mixed landform consisting of related volcanic centers and their associated lava flows and pyroclastic rock. They may form due to changes in eruptive habit or in t ...
located in the southern part of
Kamchatka Peninsula
The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and we ...
,
Russia
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. It is one of the most active volcanoes of southern Kamchatka; the latest eruption was recorded in 2000. At the foot of the Mutnovsky lies a
geyser
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field, popularly known as the
Lesser Valley of Geysers.
See also
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List of volcanoes in Russia
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Russia.
European Russia
Kamchatka
Volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula of the northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Russian Far East.
Kuril Islands
Volcanoes of the Kuril Islands, in the nor ...
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List of ultra prominent peaks in Northeast Asia
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Geothermal power in Russia
References
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Mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula
Volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula
Active volcanoes
Complex volcanoes
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