Demon (volcano)

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Demon/Mount Kamuidake
Highest point
Elevation1,205 m (3,953 ft)
Coordinates45°30′N 148°51′E / 45.50°N 148.85°E / 45.50; 148.85
Geography
Demon/Mount Kamuidake is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Demon/Mount Kamuidake
Demon/Mount Kamuidake
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown

Demon (Russian: Демон; Ainu: カムイヌプリ, romanized: Kamui-nupuri; Japanese: 神威岳, romanizedKamui-dake) is a stratovolcano located at the northern end of Iturup Island, in the Kuril Archipelago.

The Ilya Muromets Waterfall (Rakkibetsu Waterfall) falls abruptly from the eastern slope of the volcano into the Pacific Ocean.

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  • The Demon Volcano undergoes a VEI 7 eruption in Kirov series novel 9 Days Falling.

References

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  • "Demon". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.



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