Chikurachki Volcano

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

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Chikurachki Volcano canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
composition andesite
basaltic andesite
country Russia
elevation 1816 m
about 5960 ft
eruptionColumnHeight up to several kilometers
eruptionFrequency frequently active in historical time
eruptionStyle Strombolian
Vulcanian
explosive
featureType Holocene volcano
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano
GVPID 290240
hasActivity ash plumes
frequent ash eruptions
lava flows
hasCrater summit crater
hasGlacialFeatures partly eroded older edifice
hazardType ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
isPartOf Pacific Ring of Fire
knownFor frequent explosive eruptions
high ash plumes affecting air traffic
lastEruption 2016
listedIn Global Volcanism Program
surface form: Global Volcanism Program database
locatedIn Kuril Islands
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East

Kamchatka Krai
surface form: Sakhalin Oblast
locatedOn Paramushir
surface form: Paramushir Island
monitoringAgency Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
surface form: Institute of Volcanology and Seismology RAS

KVERT
surface form: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team
morphology young cone on an older volcanic edifice
mountainRange Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
surface form: Kuril Island Arc
nearbySettlement Severo-Kurilsk
region Kuril Islands
surface form: Northern Kuril Islands
subductingPlate Pacific Plate
summitElevationRelative highest volcano on Paramushir Island
surfaceColor dark basaltic slopes with light ash cover
tectonicPlate Okhotsk Plate
typicalProducts lava flows
scoria
tephra
volcanicArcOrBelt Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Kuril Islands hasVolcano Chikurachki Volcano