BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO  return to our Volcano Index

Bezymianny before...
Thought to be extinct until
1955 when it became 'active'

1956 Eruption
Stratovolcano similar to Mt St Helens!

Collapsed summit
showing the lateral blast
Novy lava dome rose up later


Remaining Active Today

The black Novy cone or lava dome
rises above the 1956 rim
Photo taken in 2005

Bezymianny is the 'baby' to the left of
Kamen and Kluychevskoy
3 of 160 Kamchatka volcanoes

2017 Eruption Plume
2022 Eruption - Aerial View