Kliuchevskoi Group of volcanoes, Kamchatka

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Kliuchevskoi Group of volcanoes, Kamchatka
Sensor: Radarsat-1, standard beam mode
Date: December, 1998
The massive Kliuchevskoi volcanic center is home to a diversity of volcanism. Kliuchevskoi volcano, the
symmetrical cone (center, right) is the highest volcano in Asia and erupts frequently. Bezymianny volcano, in the
lower right, is a Mt. St. Helens analogue composed of a large amphitheater holding a growing dacitic dome. The
large edifice of Ushkovsky volcano, center, has not had significant historic eruptions.