Opala (russian: Опала) is a
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
located in the southern part of the
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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.
Recent eruption history
There is no real evidence of recent eruptions that have been found at the slopes of the volcano.
[Melekestsev I.V., Felitsyn S.B., Kirianov V.Yu. 1991. Opala volcano eruption]
See also
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List of volcanoes in Russia
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List of ultras of Northeast Asia
This is a list of all the ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Northeast Asia. There are 53 in total.
Baikal to Okhotsk
Eastern Siberia
Kamchatka
Kuril Islands
Korea and Manchuria
M ...
References
External links
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Institute of Volcanology and Seismology: Opala volcano
Further reading
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Mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula
Volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula
Stratovolcanoes of Russia
Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
Holocene stratovolcanoes
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