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.