A place on the surface of the planet, where the hot lava and volcanic gas comes out, called the volcano. Where in Russia the most dangerous "the children of the ancient Rod of the fire".
Where is Russia more than all volcanoes?
In terrible and, at the same time, there is a lot of classifications a beautiful phenomenon. For example, the shape of them can be thyroid, conical or dome. Or divide them at the place of education - on Earth, under water, under the glacier, but anywhere can form a volcano. Still volcanoes can be valid, and can be extinct. Or, for example, there are "sleeping" volcanoes, and sometimes just "dormant".The eruption of the volcano carries death and destruction. All around for many kilometers is covered with a hot magma, and the air of carbon dioxide and ashes is ejected into the air. But not only the destruction carries volcanic activities - the emission of carbon dioxide planets into the atmosphere forms it. Underwater volcanoes have a huge effect on the formation of the hydrosphere. Scientists believe that volcanic activities may even cause life to appear on uninhabited planets.
Southern and Central America, Hawaii, Alaska, Iceland, Atlantic, and Kamchatka and Kuril Islands are considered the most "densely populated" volcanoes. The Far East of Russia is rich in this extraordinary phenomenon.
The record holder in the number of "acting" volcanoes in Russia is considered the Kuril Islands - here are 37. Only Kamchatka lags slightly. And just on the smoke of 168 surface and underwater volcanoes. The ITUP island as part of the Kuril Islands has 9 acting volcanoes. I must say that the Kuril Islands themselves have volcanic origin. And this "edge of volcanoes" is falling, with an area of \u200b\u200b15.6 thousand square meters. km, just about 18 thousand inhabitants.
The biggest active volcano in Russia
Volcanoes whose eruptions took place at least 1 time in the last 10,000 years, consider "existing". In the east, Kamchatka has a whole "volcanic belt", consisting of about 30 "acting" volcanoes. The highest current volcano on Kamchatka and Russia, as well as in Europe and Asia, consider Klyushevskaya volcano, which is part of the Klyuchevskaya Sopka - mining, consisting of 12 conical elevations. The highest point of Kamchatka Mountain is located at an altitude of 4850 meters. The last eruption of this volcano occurred in 2013. In general, his age is about 7,000 years. 
The volcano has a peak crater with a diameter of about 500 meters. Also on its surface there are also side craters located at different heights. These 30 side crater formed in our time.
Since the Klyuchevsky volcano actively acting, then the pole of smoke and steam is constantly raised above it - this is the so-called fumarol gases - a mixture of gas itself (such as carbon dioxide, chlorine, fluorine, etc.) and gases in the atmosphere and the environment.
Once every 5-6 years, but sometimes more often, the volcano, as it were, "going with the forces" and there is an eruption accompanied by volcanic explosions. The "volcanic bombs" takes off over the volcano - parts of rocks emitted to the surface with compressed volcanic gases. From the discovered crater on the slopes of the volcano flows the flows of hot lava. Lava is liquid, but very viscous molten rocks. Magma is a natural red-hot content of the gloves of the planet, mainly silicate composition, when leaving the surface of the Earth and forms Lava. Through the crater on top, rock rocks are erupted in the composition. Lava is looking for an exit to the surface somewhere below. Side craters are formed. This formation of the side craters of the Klyuchevsky volcano in 1966 was the name of the "Breakthrough of the Piyp", named by the name-Vulkanologist Boris Ivanovich Kipip, who described it and explored.
At the same time over the mountain of the volcano rose clouds of ashes. It covers the surface for many kilometers. Gray raid is superimposed on everything. And even the sunshine is difficult to break through this ash - the day turns into the night.
The latter, today, the eruption of the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano occurred in October 2013. Geophysical Service October 15, 2013 recorded ashes on the volcano. The height of the emission post was initially 8.5 kilometers above sea level, but soon reached 10 kilometers. The eruption occurred in the southwest direction and he was assigned a "red" the code of aviation danger - the highest.
It must be said that in the 21st century, the Klyuchevskaya Sopka was erupted already in 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013. So, Klyuchevsky is the highest in Russia and one of the most "active" volcanoes of modernity.
The highest and most famous volcano in Russia
The most famous volcano of Russia many will call no longer acting volcano Elbrus. Mount Elbrus is known in that this is the highest peak of Europe. Its height reaches 5642 meters. Elbrus has four periods of volcanic activity. The most ancient volcanic rocks studied by geologists, number 2-3 million years old. 
The time of the last eruption is considered to be the 1st century of our era. Elbrus is located at the border of Europe and Asia, Karachevo Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria. It is part of the Caucasian Mountains. Because of his location, we can say that "very successful" that the highest top of Europe is a "sleeping" volcano - it is not difficult to imagine the devastating consequences that would result in the eruption of this colossus. The site has a detailed article about the largest volcano of Russia.
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