Shiveluch

Shiveluch, also called Sheveluch, which originates from the name "suelich" which means "smoking mountain" in Itelmen, is the northernmost active volcano in , Russia.
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 3,283 metres
  • Description: active volcano located on the peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia
  • Also known as: Shivelyuch Volcano”, “Sopka Shiveluk”, “Vulkan Sheveluch”, and “Сопка Шивелуч

Shiveluch

Latitude
56.65329° or 56° 39′ 12″ north
Longitude
161.36379° or 161° 21′ 50″ east
Elevation
3,283 metres (10,771 feet)
Open location code
9V83M937+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 282184268
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
2121274
Wiki­data ID
Q48877
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Shiveluch” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Shiveluch
  • Azerbaijani: Şiveluç
  • Bashkir: Шивелуч
  • Belarusian: Шывелуч
  • Bosnian: Šiveluč
  • Catalan: Chivelotch
  • Catalan: Xivelutx
  • Cebuano: Sopka Shiveluch
  • Chinese: 希韦卢奇火山
  • Chinese: 舍维留奇火山
  • Chuvash: Шивелуч
  • Czech: Šiveluč
  • Dutch: Shiveluch
  • Dutch: Sjiveloetsj
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل شيڤيلوتش
  • Estonian: Šivelutš
  • Finnish: Shiveluch
  • Finnish: Shivelutsh
  • Finnish: Šivelutš
  • French: Chiveloutch
  • French: Molodoy Chiveloutch
  • French: Sheveluch
  • French: Shiveluch
  • French: Stary Chiveloutch
  • French: Молодой Шивелуч
  • French: Старый Шивелуч
  • French: Шевелуч
  • French: Шивелуч
  • Georgian: შიველუჩი
  • German: Schiwelutsch
  • German: Shiveluch
  • Greek: Σιβελούτς
  • Hebrew: שיבלוץ‘
  • Hebrew: שיוולוץ‘
  • Hebrew: שיוולוץ’
  • Indonesian: Gunung Shiveluch
  • Italian: Shiveluch
  • Italian: Šiveluč
  • Japanese: シベルチ山
  • Korean: 시벨루치산
  • Ladin: Shiveluch
  • Latin: Shivelucz
  • Latvian: Šivelučs
  • Lithuanian: Šivelučas
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sjevelutsj
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sjivelutsj
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Шевелуч
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Шивелуч
  • Occitan (post 1500): Chivelotch
  • Persian: شیولوچ
  • Polish: Szywiełucz
  • Portuguese: Shiveluch
  • Romanian: Masivul vulcanic Șiveluci
  • Romanian: Șiveluci
  • Russian: Шивелуч
  • Serbian: Шивелуч
  • Slovak: Šiveluč
  • Slovak: Šiveľuč
  • Slovenian: Šiveluč
  • Spanish: Shiveluch
  • Swedish: Sjivelutj
  • Turkish: Şiveluç Dağı
  • Ukrainian: Шивелуч
  • Venetian: Šiveluč

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