Medvezhya caldera

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Medvezhya caldera is a large volcanic depression on Iturup Island in Russia’s Kuril Islands, known for its active geothermal and volcanic features.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf caldera
activityStatus active
continent Asia
country Russia
dominantRockType andesite
basaltic andesite
dacite
elevation approximately 1124 m
eruptionStyle explosive
phreatic
phreatomagmatic
geologicAge Holocene NERFINISHED
Quaternary
hasFeature active geothermal fields
crater lakes
fumaroles
hot springs
hydrothermal alteration zones
lava domes
solfataras
hasLanguageName Russian
hasProcess fumarolic degassing
hydrothermal circulation
hazardType hydrothermal eruptions
phreatic explosions
volcanic gas emissions
heatSource shallow magma chamber
islandArcType oceanic island arc
isPartOf Iturup Island volcanic system NERFINISHED
lastEruption 20th century
locatedIn Kuril Islands
Northwestern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Pacific Ring of Fire NERFINISHED
Russian Far East NERFINISHED
Sakhalin Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedOn Iturup Island NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Russian volcanological agencies
namedAfter Russian word "Medvezhya" meaning "bear"
nearTo Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED
partOf Kuril Island Arc NERFINISHED
region Kuril Islands chain NERFINISHED
tectonicSetting subduction zone volcano
volcanicArc Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc NERFINISHED
volcanoType stratovolcano with caldera complex

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Kudryavy Volcano hasNearbyFeature Medvezhya caldera