Russia · Pyroclastic cone
Vernadsky Ridge
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Elevation
- 1183m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1183m
- Coordinates
- 50.582, 155.987
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The Vernadsky Ridge on northern Paramushir island in the northern Kuriles is a large massif with over 40 volcanic centers in three volcano groups each ~7-8 km apart.
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From Wikipedia
Vernadskii Ridge is a volcanic group located in the northern part of Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. It is named after Russian scientist Vladimir Vernadsky. The Vernadskii Ridge together with Ebeko is one of the volcanoes on Paramushir that have erupted after the last glacial age, and both of them form one of Paramushir's volcanic ridges; during the last ice age glaciers from the Vernadskii Ridge merged the island with Shumshu island. A hydrothermal system is associated with the Vernadskii Ridge, which has temperatures of 180–260 °C (356–500 °F). Metasomatic alteration of country rock has taken place.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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