Goryashchaya Sopka

Goryashchaya Sopka
Goryashchaya Sopka
Elevation 891 m (2,923 ft)
Location
Location Simushir, Kuril Islands, Russia
Coordinates 46°50′N 151°45′E / 46.83°N 151.75°E / 46.83; 151.75
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 1914

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

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

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