Goryashchaya Sopka Explained

Goryashchaya Sopka
Elevation M:891
Location:Simushir, Kuril Islands, Russia
Coordinates:46.83°N 151.75°W
Map:Russia Far Eastern Federal District
Type:Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:June 1914

Goryashchaya Sopka (Russian: Горя́щая со́пка; lit. burning hill) is an explosive stratovolcano on the Kuril Islands in Russia. Its summit is at 891m (2,923feet).

It is currently dormant, and its last eruption was in 1914. It has had five explosive eruptions between 1842 and 1914.

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