Udina, Kamchatka, Russia
Location: 55.76N, 160.53E
Elevation: 9,587 ft (2923 m)
Udina is divided into Bolshaya Udina and Malaya Udina which are
both stratovolcanoes that
are Holocene in
age. Bolshaya Udina is a 6,566 ft. cone that is cut with deep gullies and
ravines. Malaya Udina which has the same deep cuts on its slopes, has a
cone that is black in color with a jagged and pointed summit that
reaches an elevation of 6,562 ft. above the surrounding area. The
Udinas are made of basalt,
andesite and
dacite. Both Udinas are
part of the Kliuchevskoi Group which
includes the volcanoes: Tolbachik,
Bezymianny, Kaman and Kliuchevskoi.
Neither Bolshaya Udina nor Malaya has ever erupted in Historic times.
Sources:
Krijanovsky, N., "Volcanoes of Kamchatka," GSAB, v. 45, pp. 529-550, June
30, 1934.
Marhinin, E.K. and Stratula, D.S., "Relationship Between Chemical
Composition of Volcanic Rocks and Depth of the Seismofocal Layer as
Shown by the Kliuchevskaya Volcanic Group (Kamchatka) and the
Kurile-Kamchatka Island Arc," Bulletin of Volcanology, Tome XXXVII-2,
pp. 175-182, 1973.
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