Gorny Institute
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Gorny Institute also spelled Gornyi Institut, is a stratovolcano
located in the Sredinny Range
on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
It lies just east of the Titila
volcano and north of the Kebeney
volcano.
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.
Stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile and periodic, explosive eruptions...
located in the Sredinny Range
Sredinny Range
Sredinny Range is a mountain range in Kamchatka, Russia, at . It stretches from northeast to southwest along the center of the peninsula and is made up of volcanoes, mostly shield volcanoes and stratovolcanoes. The highest peak of the range is Ichinsky, a stratovolcano some ) high...
on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
It lies just east of the Titila
Titila
Titila is a shield volcano located in the northern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It comprises two shield volcanoes: Titila and Rassoshina, from which Titila is the higher one.- References :*...
volcano and north of the Kebeney
Kebeney
Kebeney is a shield volcano located in central Sredinny Range, in the northern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is a basaltic/andesidic shield volcano with a number of cinder cones on its flanks, aligned along the Sredinny Range NE-SW axis....
volcano.
The volcano is named after the St. Petersburg State Mining Institute
Saint Petersburg Mining Institute
The G. V. Plekhanov Saint Petersburg State Mining Institute and Technical University is Russia's oldest higher education institute devoted to engineering...
which was established by Catherine the Great to oversee the study of mining and mountain geology.