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Volcanoes of Shiashkotan Island (2)

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Kuntomintar

(Hydrothermal field 828 m / 2,717 ft)

Kuntomintar is a Pleistocene andesitic stratovolcano on the southern end of Shiashkotan Island in the central Kuriles. It contains a central cone inside a 4-4.5 km wide caldera. There are no recent eruption, but there is fumarolic activity near the east wall of the caldera and a ... [more info]

Sinarka

(stratovolcano 934 m / 3,064 ft)

Sinarka volcano is an andesitic stratovolcano on the northern end of Shiashkotan Island in the central Kuriles, Russia. The youngest features are 2 lava domes, which have had small explosive eruptions in historic times. [more info]

Sinarka volcano (Shiashkotan Island , Kuril Islands) activity update

Satellite images showed steam-and-gas emissions from Sinarka on 16 March and a weak thermal anomaly on 21 March. ... Read all

Wed, 18 Mar 2015, 06:00

Sinarka volcano (Shiashkotan Island, Russia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18 March-24 March 2015 (New Activity / Unrest)

SVERT reported that satellite images showed steam-and-gas emissions from Sinarka on 16 March and a weak thermal anomaly on 21 March. ... Read all

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