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Russian Far East
Kamchatka

Taunshits

Taunshits is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the , . It is part of the Kamchatka-Kurile volcanic arc, and volcanism in this arc is caused by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Okhotsk Plate.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 2,353 metres
  • Description: volcano located southwest of Lake Kronotskoe, on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
  • Also known as: “Sopka Taunysh” and “Taunshitz”

Taunshits

Latitude
54.53166° or 54° 31′ 54″ north
Longitude
159.80557° or 159° 48′ 20″ east
Elevation
2,353 metres (7,720 feet)
Open location code
9R6XGRJ4+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2082107622
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
2120706
Wiki­data ID
Q2589906
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Satellite Map

Discover Taunshits from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Taunshits” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sopka Taunshits”
  • Chinese: “塔温希茨火山”
  • Chinese: “塔溫希茨火山”
  • Czech: “Taunšic”
  • Dutch: “Taunshits”
  • French: “Taounchits”
  • Italian: “Taunšic”
  • Ladin: “Taunshits”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Taunsjits”
  • Persian: “تائوشیتس”
  • Russian: “Тауншиц”
  • Slovak: “Taunšic”
  • Spanish: “Taunshits”

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