Earth:Uzon
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Short description: Caldera in eastern Kamchatka, Russia
| Uzon | |
|---|---|
 The Uzon and Geyzernaya calderas. Sharp-peaked Kronotsky volcano and flat-topped Krasheninnikov volcano appear in the distance beyond the north caldera rim. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,617 m (5,305 ft) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] 54°30′N 159°58′E / 54.50°N 159.97°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kamchatka, Russia |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic calderas |
| Last eruption | 200 ± 300 years |
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Uzon (Russian: Узон) is a 9 by 12 km volcanic caldera located in the eastern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia . Together with the Geyzernaya caldera it hosts the largest geothermal field in the Kamchatka Peninsula. The calderas were formed in the mid-Pleistocene in several large eruptions that deposited 20–25 km3 of ignimbrite over a wide area. Lake Dalny fills a Holocene maar in the northeast of Uzon Caldera.
The Uzon Caldera is a location of the occurrence of extremophile micro-organisms due to its high localized temperatures.(C.Michael Hogan. 2010)
See also
- List of volcanoes in Russia
References
- C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Extremophile. eds. E.Monosson and C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC
- "Uzon". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=300170.
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