Opala (Russian: Опала) is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.

Opala
Opala
Highest point
Elevation	2,475 m (8,120 ft)
Prominence	2,070 m (6,790 ft)[1][2]
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	52°32′36″N 157°20′21″E[1]
Geography
Opala Location on Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Show map of Kamchatka Krai Opala Opala (Russia) Show map of Russia
Location	Kamchatka, Russia
Parent range	Eastern Range
Geology
Age of rock	late-Pleistocene to Holocene
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	October 1776

Recent eruption history

There is no real evidence of recent eruptions that have been found at the slopes of the volcano.[3]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Russia
• List of ultras of Northeast Asia

References

External links

• "Opala". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
• Institute of Volcanology and Seismology: Opala volcano

Further reading

• Melekestsev, I. V.; Felitsyn, S. B.; Kirianov, V. Yu. (1991). "Opala volcano eruption. A.D., 500 – the largest explosive eruption on Kamchatka in our era". Volcanology and Seismology. 13: 21–36.

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[ru] Опала (вулкан)