Sarychev Peak

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Sarychev Peak is an active stratovolcano on Matua Island in Russia’s Kuril Islands, known for its powerful explosive eruptions and dramatic ash plumes.

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Label Occurrences
Sarychev Peak canonical 3
Sarychev Peak Volcano 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
coordinates approximately 48.1°N 153.2°E
country Russia
elevation 1496 m
approximately 4908 ft
eruptionColumnHeight over 10 km in 2009 eruption
eruptionProducts andesitic to basaltic-andesitic lavas
eruptionStyle explosive
firstRecordedEruption 1760s
geologicalAge Holocene
hasCrater open to the northwest
hasFeature central cone
lava flows
pyroclastic deposits
summit crater
hasPhotographicRecord extensive satellite imagery of 2009 eruption
hazard ash clouds affecting aviation
pyroclastic flows
volcanic ash fall
impact stratospheric aerosol injection during large eruptions
island Matua Island NERFINISHED
isPartOf Kuril Islands
surface form: Kuril Islands chain
knownFor frequent historical activity
large ash plumes
powerful explosive eruptions
lastEruption 2019
locatedIn Kuril Islands
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East

Sakhalin Oblast
locatedOn Matua Island NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Russian volcanological agencies
mountainRange Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
surface form: Kuril Island Arc
namedAfter Gavril Sarychev
nearbyWaterBody Northern Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific Ocean

Sea of Okhotsk
notableEruption 1923
1946
2009
observedBy satellite remote sensing
region Sea of Okhotsk area
summitElevationRank one of the highest peaks on Matua Island
tectonicSetting subduction zone volcano
VEI up to VEI 4–5 in historical eruptions
volcanicArcOrBelt Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
surface form: Kuril–Kamchatka Arc
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Kuril Islands hasVolcano Sarychev Peak
Kuril Islands hasVolcano Sarychev Peak
this entity surface form: Sarychev Peak Volcano
Matua hasVolcano Sarychev Peak
Matua highestPoint Sarychev Peak