Sarychev Peak Explained

Sarychev Peak
Elevation M:1496
Prominence M:1496
Map:Russia Far Eastern Federal District
Location:Matua, Kuril Islands, Russia
Coordinates:48.092°N 153.2°W
Type:Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:2021

Sarychev Peak (Russian: вулкан Пик Сарычева, Vulkan Sarycheva, variants: Japanese: 芙蓉山 Fuyō Mountain,[1] Fuyō-san,[2] Fuyō-yama,[3] Fuyo-zan,[4] Huyō San, Japanese: 松輪富士 Matsuwa-fuji)[5] is an active stratovolcano covering almost the entirety of Matua Island in the Kuril Islands, Russia. It is a young, highly symmetrical stratovolcanic cone. The height of the plume during the 2009 eruption was estimated at 12to.[6]

History

The peak was named after admiral Gavril Sarychev of the Imperial Russian Navy.

2009 eruption

The volcano erupted June 11–21, 2009,[7] [8] sending out ash plumes.[9] As the volcano is near some of the main air routes between East Asia and North America, there was some disruption to air traffic.[10]

During an early stage of the eruption, on June 12, 2009, the International Space Station passed overhead and astronauts photographed the event. A hole in the overhead clouds, possibly caused by the shock wave from the explosion, allowed a clear view of the plume and pyroclastic flow down the sides of the mountain. A cap-like pileus cloud is visible atop the rising column.[11]

Sarychev Peak previously erupted in 1760, 1805, 1879, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1946, 1954, 1960, 1965, 1976, 1986 and 1989.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fuyō Mountain: Russia, in Geographic.org . 2010-08-12.
  2. Web site: Fuyō-san: Russia, in Geographic.org . 2010-08-12.
  3. Web site: Fuyō-yama: Russia, in Geographic.org . 2010-08-12.
  4. Web site: Fuyō-zan: Russia in Geographic.org . 2010-08-12.
  5. Web site: Huyō San: Russia in Geographic.org . 2010-08-12.
  6. Web site: Sarychev Peak. 2021-01-10. www.volcanodiscovery.com.
  7. Sarychev Peak: Eruptive History. Eruptions. 290240. 2021-06-25.
  8. Web site: Sarychev Peak. www.volcanodiscovery.com. 2016-12-05.
  9. Web site: Activity at Sarychev Peak . .
  10. Web site: Travel Advisory For Flights to and from Vancouver and Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Air Canada. Air Canada. 2009-06-15. 2009-06-15.
  11. Web site: Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands . NASA Earth Observatory . June 22, 2009 .