Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Krasheninnikov Volcano:
1.It is a dual-coned active stratovolcano situated on the Kola Peninsula in eastern Russia.
2.It is formed along the subduction zone of the Pacific Ring of Fire where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the Okhotsk/Eurasian Plate.
3.It recently erupted following centuries of dormancy after a powerful regional earthquake.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is incorrect: Krasheninnikov is a complex stratovolcano comprising two merging eruptive cones inside a large caldera in Eastern Kamchatka.
- Statement 2 is correct: The Kamchatka volcanic arc sits directly along the subduction boundary of the Pacific Plate, part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
- Statement 3 is correct: The volcano erupted recently for the first time in approximately , triggered by a high-magnitude regional earthquake off the Kamchatka coast.
