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Baransky

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Short description: Stratovolcano located in the Kuril Islands, Russia
Baransky
Остров Итуруп. Вулкан Баранского.jpg
Baransky volcano in 1990
Highest point
Elevation1,125 m (3,691 ft)
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 45°05′49″N 148°01′26″E / 45.097°N 148.024°E / 45.097; 148.024
Geography
Baransky is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Baransky
Baransky
Baransky in Russian Far East
LocationIturup, Kuril Islands, Russia
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionJuly 1951

Baransky (Russian: Вулкан Баранского, Vulkan Baranskogo; Japanese: 指臼岳, Sashiusu-dake) is a stratovolcano located in the central part of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia .

The volcano is named after Nikolay Baransky, Soviet economic geographer. Its only known eruption occurred in 1951 and was cited as only minor activity.[1]

See also

  • List of volcanoes in Russia

References

  1. "Report on Sashiusudake [Baransky] (Japan - administered by Russia)". Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network 17 (12). 1992. doi:10.5479/si.gvp.bgvn199212-290080. ISSN 1050-4818. 





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