Gorny Institute (Russian: Горный Институт), also spelled Gornyi Institut, is a stratovolcano located in the Sredinny Range on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. It lies just east of the Titila volcano and north of the Kebeney volcano.[1]
Gornyi Institute | |
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Горный Институт | |
![]() ![]() Gornyi Institute Location in Kamchatka Krai, Russia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,125 m (6,972 ft) |
Coordinates | 57.20°N 160.11°E / 57.20; 160.11 |
Geography | |
Location | Kamchatka, Russia |
Parent range | Sredinny Range |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Late Quaternary Period |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 1250 (?) |
The volcano is named after the St. Petersburg State Mining Institute which was established by Catherine the Great to oversee the study of mining and mountain geology.
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