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Russia · Caldera

Nemo Peak

Type
Caldera
Elevation
994m
Last eruption
1938
Nemo Peak
Photo: NASA Space Shuttle image STS068-231-54, http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Caldera
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
994m
Coordinates
49.564, 154.813
Last eruption
1938
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Landform
Caldera
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Nemo Peak volcano at the northern end of Onekotan Island in the northern Kuriles is truncated by two preglacial nested calderas, the largest of which is 10 km in diameter and extends to the northern coast.

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From Wikipedia

Nemo Peak is a stratovolcano located at the northern end of Onekotan Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. It is truncated by two nested calderas, with the cone of Nemo Peak itself rising in the southwest end of the youngest caldera and a crater lake partially filling the northeast part, named Ozero Chernoye.

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Eruption history

12 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
11
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
7550 BCE – 1938
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (1938, the most recent of 3)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
2
Summary (VEI over time)
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7550 BCE~7234 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?7234 BCE~6917 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5652 BCE~5336 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3122 BCE~2806 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1857 BCE~1541 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?592 BCE~276 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?673~989 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1305~1622 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1622~1938 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 27550 BCE5336 BCE2806 BCE592 BCE1622

Detailed timeline

  1. 1938VEI 2Observed
    1938-08-12 – end unknown
  2. 1932VEI ?Method not stated
    1932-07-02 – end unknown
    SE flank
  3. 1906VEI 2Observed
    1906-07-02 – end unknown
  4. 1710 (±10 yrs)VEI 2Observed
    1710 – end unknown
  5. 1350VEI ?Geological estimate
    1350 – end unknown
  6. 750VEI ?Geological estimate
    750 – end unknown
  7. 550 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    550 BCE – end unknown
  8. 1850 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    1850 BCE – end unknown
  9. 3050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3050 BCE – end unknown
  10. 5550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    5550 BCE – end unknown
  11. 7050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    7050 BCE – end unknown
  12. 7550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    7550 BCE – end unknown

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