Chikurachki

Chikurachki (Russian: Чикурачки; Japanese: 千倉岳, Chikura-dake) is the highest volcano on Paramushir Island in the northern Kuril Islands. It is actually a relatively small volcanic cone constructed on a high Pleistocene volcanic edifice. Oxidized andesitic scoria deposits covering the upper part of the young cone gives it a distinctive red color. Lava flows from 1,816-metre (5,958 ft) high Chikurachki reached the sea and form capes on the northwest coast; several young lava flows also emerge from beneath the scoria blanket on the eastern flank.

Eruption of Chikurachki, 13 May 2003
Chikurachki
Eruption of Chikurachki, 22 April 2003
Highest point
Elevation1,816 m (5,958 ft) [1]
Prominence1,816 m (5,958 ft) [1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates50°19′24″N 155°27′39″E [1]
Geography
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionJuly 2016 (ongoing)

See also

Notes
  1. "Russia: Kamchatka and the Russian Pacific Islands Ultra-Prominence Page" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-27.

References
  • Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
  • "Chikurachki". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • "Vulkan Chikurachki, Russia" on Peakbagger
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