Taunshits Volcano
GVP Number  300160
IAVCEI Number  1000-16-
Location  54°31'41" N, 159°48'15" E
Last Eruption 560±127 BC
Elevation 2353 m
Location
Volcano is located on the Eastern coast, 7 km northwest from Uzon caldera, 25 km southwest from Kronotskoe Lake, 180 km northeast from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Form and structure
Complex Stratovolcano. Its western slope destroyed by directed blasts.
Composition
Andesites
Age
39,000 BP
Links
Aviation color code
GREEN
Last VONA/KVERT Releases
No VONA/KVERT Releases
Hazard synopsis
Moderate potential hazards could cause by ash plumes, ash falls, pyroclastic flows, hot avalanches and lahars. The volcano can constitute a potential hazard to international and local airlines at Kamchatka.
Monitoring status
satellite
Eruptions
560±127 BC  

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