Kronotsky (russian: Кроноцкая сопка, ''Kronotskaya Sopka'') is a major stratovolcano on 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 w ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

. It is located in

Kronotsky Nature Reserve Kronotsky (Кроноцкий) Nature Reserve (also: ''Kronotsky Biosphere Zapovednik'') is a Russian ' zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) reserved for the study of natural sciences in the remote Russian Far East, on the coast of the Kamchatka Pen ...

to the east of

Lake Kronotskoye Lake Kronotskoye (russian: Кроноцкое озеро) is a triangle-shaped lake located in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, north of the Valley of Geysers and away from the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. It is named after the nearby volcan ...

(the largest lake in Kamchatka). It has a particularly symmetrical conical shape, comparable to Mount Fuji in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

and to

Mayon Volcano Mayon ( bcl, Bulkan Mayon; tl, Bulkang Mayon, ), also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano ( es, Monte Mayón, Volcán Mayón), is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines. A popular tourist spot, it is renow ...

in the

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. The summit crater is plugged by a volcanic neck, and the summit itself is ice-capped. It exhibits the classic radial drainage pattern, extending downward from its crater. Kronotsky is considered to be one of the most scenic volcanoes in Kamchatka. In the 20th century, the volcano had low activity, with occasional weak phreatic eruptions.

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"Kronotsky Volcano, Kamchatka"
Oregonstate.edu. Volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula Mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula Biosphere reserves of Russia Stratovolcanoes of Russia Pleistocene stratovolcanoes Holocene stratovolcanoes {{Asia-protected-area-stub

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