The attention of the world community is riveted on the American volcano Yellowstone, the eruption of which could cause a real catastrophe on the planet. However, Russia also has many giant volcanoes. Scientists have recently called such volcanoes "supervolcanoes".
Usually giant volcanoes have a caldera, which often contains several volcanic cones. A striking example is the Japanese supervolcano Aira, in the caldera of which Sakurajima volcano erupts.
It should be noted that the Russian giant giants do not pose a particular threat to Russia. Most of them are located in Kamchatka. There are also active supervolcanoes in our country.
Caldera Karymshina
An ancient volcano located in Kamchatka 50 kilometers from the city of Petropavlovsk-on-Kamchatka. The caldera is shaped like an oval 35 kilometers long. No activity of the volcano is observed, but earlier geologists expressed fears that powerful eruptions of Kamchatka volcanoes could "wake up" the giant.
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Gorely supervolcano
Located in the south of Kamchatka. It is an active volcano. It has a large shield eruptive center, which currently retains eruptive activity. Consists of 5 overlapping stratovolcanoes located in a 10 x 13 km caldera. According to the forecast of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, the giant can only pose a threat to air traffic.
Conder
A volcanic mountain range located in the Ayano-Maisky region in the Khabarovsk Territory.
The ridge has an almost perfect ring-like shape with a diameter of about 8 kilometers and a height of 1.2 to 1.387 kilometers. Dormant volcano
Volcano Uzon
Located on the territory of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve in Kamchatka. The Uzon caldera is a huge depression measuring 12 x 9 kilometers, covering an area of 100 square kilometers. The highest point is Ram's peak.
Like Yellowstone, the Uzon caldera exhibits crustal hydrothermal activity. In the western part of the caldera there are about 100 springs and over 500 separate hydrothermal occurrences.
Hydrothermal activity in the caldera is of great interest to scientists, who see here a whole natural laboratory, where you can observe various geological processes. So far, there are no signs indicating a possible catastrophic giant eruption.
Volcano Krashennikov
It has a crater diameter of 2 kilometers and is located in a caldera with a diameter of 10 kilometers. An active volcano 1856 meters high. Lava flows periodically flow from it. The last powerful eruption was 460 years ago.
Volcano Zavaritsky
An active supervolcano located on the Simushir Island of the Great Kuril Ridge. They consist of 3 calderas 3, 8 and 10 kilometers in diameter. In the 20th century, the volcano erupted twice. The first eruption occurred between 1916 and 1931. As a result of the eruption, a small island was formed in the northern part of the volcanic lake. The second eruption was in 1957. At this time, thermal and fumarolic activity is recorded.
Caldera Ksudach
A volcanic massif located in the south of Kamchatka. It is a truncated cone measuring 18 x 22 kilometers with calderas that are filled with crater lakes. In the eastern part of the caldera, there are two lakes - Shtubelya and Klyuchevskoe, the size of which is 4 x 2 kilometers. The only eruption known to scientists occurred on March 28, 1907. The volcano is currently active. Hydrothermal and fumarolic activity is manifested. There are no signs of an impending catastrophic eruption.
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It is located in the south of Kamchatka and has a height of 1180 meters. The only known explosive eruption occurred on January 2, 1996. From a crater in the northwestern part of the caldera, 40 million cubic meters of volcanic rocks were ejected. The giant's cone is almost completely destroyed. Previously considered extinct.
Currently, giant volcanoes in Russia threaten only air traffic, as reported in the official forecast of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for 2016.
