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 give it a distinctive red color. Lava flows from the 1,816-metre (5,958 ft) high Chikurachki reached the sea and formed capes on the northwest coast; several young lava flows also emerge from beneath the scoria blanket on the eastern flank.

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