Rasshua

Rasshua

Infobox Mountain
Name=Rasshua
Photo=RasshuaISS005-E-6023.png|300px|center Caption=NASA picture of Rasshua Island
Elevation=956 metres (3,136 feet)
Location=Kuril Islands, Russia
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|47.77|N|153.02|E|type:mountain
Topographic

Type=Stratovolcano
Age=
Last eruption=1957
First ascent=
Easiest route=

Rasshua ( _ru. Расшуа, _ja. 羅処和島) is a volcanic island located in the central Kuril Islands, Russia. It is 16km from the Ushishir group of islands and 30km southwest of Matsuwa.

Administratively this island belongs to the Sakhalin Oblast of the Russian Federation.

References

* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0900-22= Global Volcanism Program]

External links

* [http://land.worldcitydb.com/sakhalinskaya_ã¢â€â™_in_russian_federation_state.html Sakhalin Oblast]


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