Chikurachki

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Chikurachki is an active stratovolcano on Paramushir Island in Russia’s Kuril Islands chain, known for its frequent eruptions and prominent ash plumes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chikurachki canonical 2
Chikurachki (local toponym) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
age Holocene
composition basaltic-andesitic
country Russia
elevation 1816 m
about 5960 ft
eruptionFrequency frequently active in historical time
eruptionStyle Strombolian
Vulcanian
explosive
firstRecordedEruption 18th century
hasFeature ash-rich eruptions
frequent eruptions
lava flows
prominent ash plumes
pyroclastic deposits
hazard ash fall
aviation hazard from ash clouds
lahars
pyroclastic flows
isPartOf Kuril Islands
surface form: Northern Kuril Islands
lastEruption 2022
locatedIn Kuril Islands
Pacific Ring of Fire
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East

Sakhalin Oblast
locatedOn Paramushir
surface form: Paramushir Island
monitoredBy KVERT
KVERT
surface form: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team
mountainRange Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
surface form: Kuril Island arc
namedAfter Chikurachki self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chikurachki (local toponym)
nearbySettlement Severo-Kurilsk
overlies older volcanic edifice
summitCoveredBy tephra
summitCrater present
typicalPlumeHeight several kilometers
volcanicArcOrBelt Kuril Islands
surface form: Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kuril Islands hasVolcano Chikurachki
Chikurachki namedAfter Chikurachki self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chikurachki (local toponym)
Paramushir hasVolcano Chikurachki