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Encyclopedia > Belenkaya
Belenkaya
Elevation 892 metres (2,926 feet)
Location Kamchatka, Russia
Coordinates 51.75° N 157.27° E
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Unknown

Belenkaya is a volcano located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Kamchatka is the land of volcanoes. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... A stratovolcano is a tall, conical mountain (volcano) composed of both hardened lava and volcanic ash. ... Smoking Bromo and Semeru (background) volcanoes on Java in Indonesia. ... Kamchatka is the land of volcanoes. ...


References

  • Global Volcanism Program


 
 

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