The Shiveluch Volcano in Russia's Far East erupted recently, sending ash plumes 10 km into the air and triggering red-level aviation alerts for the area.
About Shiveluch Volcano:
It is one of the largest and most active volcanoes located on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, one of the most intense volcanic regions in the world.
It is a stratovolcano—a steep-sloped volcano composed of alternating layers of solidified ash, hardened lava, and volcanic rocks.
The summit is truncated by a broad 9-km-wide caldera. The lava dome complex was constructed within the large open caldera.
Many lava domes occur on the outer flanks.
Frequent collapses of the dome complex have produced debris avalanches; the resulting deposits cover much of the caldera floor.
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