Chikurachki Explained

Chikurachki
Elevation M:1816
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1816
Listing:Ultra
Map:Russia Sakhalin Oblast
Map Size:250
Location:Paramushir, Kuril Islands, Russia
Coordinates:50.3233°N 155.4608°W
Type:Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:July 2016

Chikurachki (Russian: Чикурачки; Japanese: 千倉岳, 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 18160NaN0 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.

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  1. http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/Kamchatka1500m.html "Russia: Kamchatka and the Russian Pacific Islands Ultra-Prominence Page"