Goryashchaya Sopka

Goryashchaya Sopka
Highest point
Elevation 891 m (2,923 ft)
Coordinates 46°50′N 151°45′E / 46.83°N 151.75°E / 46.83; 151.75 
Geography
Location Simushir, Kuril Islands, Russia
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption June 1914

Goryashchaya Sopka (Russian: Горя́щая со́пка; lit. burning hill) is an explosive stratovolcano on the Kuril Islands in Russia. Its summit is at 891 meters (2,923 ft).

It is currently dormant, and its last eruption was in 1914. It has had five explosive eruptions between 1842 and 1914.

See also

References

  • "Goryashchaya Sopka". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.


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