- Uzon
Infobox Mountain
Name= Uzon
Photo= Uzon usgs.jpg
Caption= The Uzon and Geyzernaya calderas. Sharp-peakedKronotsky volcano and flat-toppedKrasheninnikov volcano appear in the distance beyond the north caldera rim.
Elevation= 1,617 metres (5,305 feet)
Location= Kamchatka,Russia
Range=
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|54.50|N|159.97|E|type:mountain
Topographic
Type=Volcanic caldera s
Age=
Last eruption= 5700 BC ± 50 years
First ascent=
Easiest route=Uzon ( _ru. 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 ofignimbrite over a wide area. Lake Dalny fills a Holocenemaar in the northeast of Uzon caldera.References
*
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.