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Chirinkotan
Chirinkotan from space
Elevation	724 metres (2,375 feet)
Location	Kuril Islands, Russia
Coordinates	48°59′N 153°29′E / 48.98, 153.48
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1986

Chirinkotan (Russian: Чиринкотан) is a small volcanic island with an area of 6 km² in the Kuril Islands group, 25km from Ekarma. It has a diameter of 3km and reaches a height of 724 metres which is marked by a caldera which is 1km in diameter. The island is steep sided. Chirinkotan is still active with latest known eruption in 1986.

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

See also

• List of volcanoes in Russia

References

• Global Volcanism Program

External links

• Sakhalin Oblast

v • d • e Islands of the Sea of Okhotsk Antsiferov  • Arka  • Atlasov  • Banka Zotova  • Baydukov Island  • Belyakov Island  • Bolshoy Chome  • Bolshoy Shantar  • Brat Chirpoyev  • Broutona  • Chastyye Islands  • Chetyre Paltsa  • Chirinkotan  • Chirpoy  • Chkalov Island  • Dobrzhansky Island  • Ekarma  • Feklistova  • Hokkaidō  • Ion Island  • Iturup  • Kamen-Mukdykyn  • Kamen Opasnosti  • Kekury Islands  • Ketoy  • Khalpili Islands  • Kharimkotan  • Konus  • Krayniy Island  • Kunashir  • Kuril Islands  • Makanrushi  • Matua  • Menshikov Island  • Morskaya Matuga  • Nansikan Island  • Nedorazumeniya  • Onekotan  • Oremif  • Paramushir  • Pilamif  • Raikoke  • Rasshua  • Rechnaya Matuga  • Reyneke Island  • Rovnyy  • Sakhalin  • Shantar Islands  • Shelikan  • Shiashkotan  • Shumshu  • Simushir  • Spafaryev Islands  • Talan Island  • Telan Island  • Tretiy Island  • Tyuleniy Island  • Umara  • Urup  • Ush  • Ushishir  • Vtoroy  • Yam Islands  • Yengalychev Island  • Zavyalov  • Zubchatyy

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