Gamchen consists of four stratovolcanoes: North Gamchen, Molodoy, South Gamchen, Baraniy. There is a shallow crater at the top of Molodoy volcano, and two extrusive domes with short lava flows are located at the eastern foot. Baraniy volcano is not affected by erosion, its crater is a sloping funnel with a diameter of 0.5 km and a depth of 200 m, at its eastern foot there is a newest lava field with an area of 25 sq. km.
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