Baransky

Short description: Stratovolcano located in the Kuril Islands, Russia

Baransky

Baransky volcano in 1990

Highest point
Elevation| 1,125 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

Baransky in Russian Far East

Location| Iturup, Kuril Islands, Russia
Geology
Mountain type| Stratovolcano
Last eruption| July 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.

* "Baransky". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=290080.

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