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Volcanoes of Kunashir Island (4)

Golovnin | Mendeleev | Smirnov | Tiatia
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Golovnin

(caldera 543 m / 1,781 ft)
Golovnin volcano (or Tomariyama in Japanese) is the southernmost volcano in the Kurile Islands and forms the southern end of Kunashir Island, located only 33 km across the Nemuro Strait from Hokkaido Island in Japan.
It has a 4x5 km wide caldera with an 1x2.5 km wide lake, ... [more info]

Mendeleev

(stratovolcano 888 m / 2,913 ft)
Mendeleev (Raususan or Rausudake in Japanese) is a low stratovolcano on Kunashir Island in the southern Kurile Islands, 40 km from Hokkiado in Northern Japan. The volcano is composed of 3 nested calderas measuring 6x9 km (the oldest caldera), 3x3.5 km, and 1x1 km (youngest calder... [more info]

Smirnov

(stratovolcano 1189 m / 3,901 ft)
Smirnov volcano is an active andesitic stratovolcano on the NW tip of Kunashir Island in the Kuriles, Russia. The gently sloped and glacially eroded volcano is located immediately west of Tiatia volcano. [more info]

Tiatia

(stratovolcano 1819 m / 5,968 ft)
Tiatia volcano (Chacha-dake in Japanese) is one of the most impressive volcanoes in the Kuriles. It is a symmetrical stratovolcano located on the NE end of Kunashir Island 70 km from Hokkiado, Japan. The volcano has a 2.1 x 2.4 km wide caldera and a young summit central cone with... [more info]
Latest news
Thu, 6 Sep 2012, 06:20

Tiatia volcano (Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands) activity update: weak thermal anomaly

SVERT reported that a weak thermal anomaly over Tiatia was detected in satellite images on 1 September. Read all
Wed, 29 Aug 2012, 06:00

Chachadake [Tiatia] volcano (Kunashir Island, Japan/Russia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 29 August-4 September 2012 (New Activity / Unrest)

SVERT reported that a weak thermal anomaly over Tiatia was detected in satellite images on 1 September. The Aviation Color Code remained at Yellow. ... Read all