This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Russia.
Name | Elevation (m) | Elevation (ft) | Coordinates | Area | Last eruption |
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Kazbek | 5033 | 16,512 | 42°31′N44°19′E / 42.51°N 44.31°E | Caucasus Mountains | 750 BC |
Elbrus | 5642 | 18,510 | 43°20′N42°27′E / 43.33°N 42.45°E | Caucasus Mountains | 50 AD |
Volcanoes of the Kamchatka Peninsula of the northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Russian Far East.
Volcanoes of the Kuril Islands, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between the Kamchatka Peninsula and Japan.
Name | Elevation (m) | Elevation (ft) | Coordinates | Area | Last eruption |
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Aluchin | 66°06′N165°24′E / 66.1°N 165.4°E | Chukchi Peninsula | 1000 AD? | ||
Anyuyskiy | 1054 | 3,458 | 67°10′27″N165°50′8″E / 67.17417°N 165.83556°E | Anyuy Mountains | Pleistocene - Holocene? |
Azas Plateau | 2765 | 9071 | 53°32′N98°36′E / 53.53°N 98.60°E | west of Lake Baikal | - |
Balagan-Tas | 993 | 3258 | 66°26′N143°44′E / 66.43°N 143.73°E | Chersky Range, Siberia | 1775 |
Jom-Bolok volcanic field | 52°42′0″N98°58′48″E / 52.70000°N 98.98000°E | west of Lake Baikal | 682-779 CE | ||
Khulugayshi | 52°00′N102°30′E / 52°N 102.5°E | west of Lake Baikal | Quaternary | ||
Oka Plateau | 2077 | 6814 | 53°42′N98°59′E / 53.70°N 98.98°E | between Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk | - |
Tunkin Depression | 1200 | 3937 | 51°30′N102°30′E / 51.50°N 102.50°E | west of Lake Baikal | Holocene |
Udokan Plateau | 2180 | 7152 | 56°17′N117°46′E / 56.28°N 117.77°E | northeast of Lake Baikal | 220 BC |
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Koryaksky or Koryakskaya Sopka is an active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. It lies within sight of Kamchatka Krai's administrative center, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Together with neighbouring Avachinsky, it has been designated a Decade Volcano, worthy of particular study in light of its history of explosive eruptions and proximity to populated areas.
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