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Kuril Arc at 46.3°N

Type
Unknown
Elevation
100m (submarine)
Last eruption
Unknown
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Type
Unknown
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
100m (submarine)
Coordinates
46.294, 150.853
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
No data

Geological summary

A shallow flat-topped edifice ~8 km in diameter, with depths from 0-50 m, is located in the Urup Strait ~15 km S of the Chernyye Brat'ya (Black Brothers) islands and ~20 km ENE of Urup Island in the Kuril Islands.

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Eruption history

2 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
0
Uncertain eruptions
2
Summary (VEI over time)
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1972~1973 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01977~1978 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 019721973197519761977

Detailed timeline

  1. 1978VEI 0Method not stated
    1978-03-31 – end unknown
    7.7 km E of Urup Island
  2. 1972VEI 0Observed
    1972-04-29 – 1972-04-30

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