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Location | ||||||||||
The volcano occupied the southern and western parts of Kharimkotan Island
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Form and structure | ||||||||||
In the stratovolcano crater is located an extrusion dome in size 2 x 1.5 km with a small lava flow descending from the top to the east. |
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Composition | ||||||||||
andesites | ||||||||||
Age | ||||||||||
Holocene | ||||||||||
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Aviation color code |
GREEN |
Last VONA/KVERT Releases |
No VONA/KVERT Releases |
Hazard synopsis |
Ash clouds, ash falls, pyroclastic flows, hot avalanches and lahars are a potential hazard associated with explosive eruptions of this volcano. The volcano poses a potential hazard to international and local airlines passing in the Kuriles region, since the height of its ash emissions can reach 10-15 km above sea level, ash plumes and clouds can drift hundreds of kilometers from the volcano in different directions. In addition, the outflow of lava flows onto the slopes of the volcano and the surrounding area is possibly. |
Monitoring status |
satellite
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Eruptions |
1933/1/8 – 1933/4/14
1931/9
1883
1848 (?) – 1848
1846
1713
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