Sarychev Peak

Sarychev Peak
Sarychev Peak on Matua Island, looking south from Raikoke.
Highest point
Elevation 1,496 m (4,908 ft)
Prominence 1,496 m (4,908 ft)
Coordinates 48°05′31″N 153°12′00″E / 48.092°N 153.20°E / 48.092; 153.20 
Geography
Sarychev Peak
Sarychev Peak in Russian Far East
Location Matua, Kuril Islands, Russia
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption June to July 2009

Sarychev Peak (Russian: вулкан Пик Сарычева, Vulkan Sarycheva, variants: Japanese: 芙蓉山 Fuyō Mountain, [1] Fuyō-san, [2] Fuyō-yama, [3] Fuyo-zan, [4] Huyō San, Japanese: 松輪富士 Matsuwa-fuji), [5] is a stratovolcano covering almost the entirety of Matua Island in the Kuril Islands, Russia. It is a young, highly symmetrical stratovolcanic cone.

History

The peak was named after admiral Gavril Sarychev of the Imperial Russian Navy.

2009 eruption

The volcano erupted June 11-21, 2009,[6][7] sending out ash plumes.[8] As the volcano is near some of the main air routes between East Asia and North America, there was some disruption to air traffic.[9]

During an early stage of the eruption, on June 12, 2009, the International Space Station passed overhead and astronauts were able to photograph the event.[10][11] A hole in the overhead clouds, possibly caused by the shock wave from the explosion, allowed a clear view of the plume and pyroclastic flow down the sides of the mountain. A cap-like pileus cloud is visible atop the rising column.[11]

Sarychev Peak previously erupted in 1760, 1805, 1879, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1946, 1954, 1960, 1965, 1976, 1986 and 1989.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fuyō Mountain: Russia, in Geographic.org". Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Fuyō-san: Russia, in Geographic.org". Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  3. ↑ "Fuyō-yama: Russia, in Geographic.org". Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Fuyō-zan: Russia in Geographic.org". Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  5. ↑ "Huyō San: Russia in Geographic.org". Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  6. 1 2 "Global Volcanism Program | Sarychev Peak". volcano.si.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  7. ↑ "Sarychev Peak". www.volcanodiscovery.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  8. ↑ "Activity at Sarychev Peak". NASA Earth Observatory.
  9. ↑ Air Canada (2009-06-15). "Travel Advisory For Flights to and from Vancouver and Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong". Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  10. ↑ "Stunning pictures of the volcano that blew a hole in the sky as astronauts witness eruption from International Space Station". Daily Mail. June 25, 2009.
  11. 1 2 "Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands". NASA Earth Observatory. June 22, 2009.


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