Chikurachki

Chikurachki

Chikurachki (; , Chikura-dake) is the highest volcano on Paramushir Island in the northern Kuril Islands. It is actually a relatively small volcanic cone constructed on a high Pleistocene volcanic edifice. Oxidized andesitic scoria deposits covering the upper part of the young cone give it a distinctive red color. Lava flows from the high Chikurachki reached the sea and formed capes on the northwest coast; several young lava flows also emerge from beneath the scoria blanket on the eastern flank.

Details

Type
Stratovolcano
Listing
Ultra, Ribu
Location
Paramushir, Kuril Islands, Russia
Map Size
250
Elevation M
1816
Prominence M
1816
Last Eruption
July 2016