Yankicha Island

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Yankicha Island is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in the Kuril Islands chain, notable for its flooded caldera and active geothermal features.

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Yankicha Island canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
volcanic island
access only by boat
archipelago Kuril Islands NERFINISHED
calderaState partially submerged
country Russia
eruptionStatus Holocene volcano
historically active
formedBy subduction-related volcanism
geologicalSetting Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc NERFINISHED
hasActivity fumarolic activity
hydrothermal activity
hasCaldera Yankicha caldera NERFINISHED
hasEcosystem marine lagoon ecosystem
seabird nesting sites
subarctic maritime climate
hasFeature active geothermal features
flooded caldera
fumaroles
hot springs
inner lagoon
narrow entrance channel
steep caldera walls
hasHarborLikeLagoon yes
hasNearbyWaterBody Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED
humanSettlement none
inhabited no
locatedIn Far Eastern Federal District NERFINISHED
Kuril Islands
North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Sakhalin Oblast NERFINISHED
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED
notableFor flooded volcanic caldera
geothermal phenomena
remote location
partOf Ushishir Islands NERFINISHED
population 0
protectedStatus part of Kuril nature protection regime
region Kuril Islands chain NERFINISHED
sovereignState Russian Federation NERFINISHED
subgroup Central Kuril Islands NERFINISHED
usedFor ecotourism landings
scientific research visits
volcanicType caldera
stratovolcano

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Ushishir Volcano locatedOn Yankicha Island