Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-11779
The Levaya Belaya lava flow erupted from a cone 5 km ENE of the summit of Chashakondzha. Compressional ridges are visible in the middle of the photo, and the Levaya Belaya River has cut a channel along the northern flow margin. The lava was radiocarbon dated to about 2,610 years ago.
Copyrighted photo by Adam Kirilenko, 2002.
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Alney-Chashakondzha