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Sashiusudake [Baransky]

Sashiusudake [Baransky] is a 1,128 m stratovolcano in the Kuril Islands, administered by Russia and claimed by Japan, last erupted in 1951.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
1,128 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, intermediate, 15–25 km
Last eruption
1951
Largest known
VEI 1, gentle, 1951
Eruptions
3 confirmed in the record
Where
45.10°N 148.01°E · Japan - administered by Russia
Region
Kuril Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 290080

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