Ushishir

Ushishir

Infobox Mountain
Name=Ushishir
Photo=Yankicha ryponkichaISS005-E-18472.png Caption=NASA picture of Ushishir
Elevation=401 metres (1,316 feet)
Location=Kuril Islands, Russia
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|47.52|N|152.80|E|type:mountain
Topographic

Type=Caldera
Age=
Last eruption=1884
First ascent=
Easiest route=

Ushishir ( _ru. Ушишир) is a partially submerged volcano located in the central Kuril Islands, Russia. The majority of the volcano is below sea level however, the parts that are above sea level form a group of islands, collectively known as the Ushishir Islands.

The largest of these islands is Ryponkicha, the northern slopes of the volcano, and the other island is Yankicha, the summit of the caldera. Both islands are joined by a narrow landspit.

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

See also

*Crater Bay

References

*
* [http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/kuril/ushishir.htm Oceandots entry]

External links

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


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