Atlasov Island
Sakhalin region, Kuril Islands
Description:
Atlasov Island is located in the Sakhalin region, is part of the Great Range of the Kuril Islands. It was named after Vladimir Atlasov, the discoverer of the XVII century. The area of the island is 124 square kilometers, the diameter is about 14 kilometers. It is an island-volcano, consists of volcanic rocks. It is currently uninhabited.
Almost the entire surface of the island is occupied by the volcano Alaid, which is the highest point of the Kuril Islands: its height is 2339 meters. It is an active volcano, strong eruptions occurred in 1778 and 1821, the last time the volcano erupted in 1996.
The flora of the island mainly consists of shrubs, in particular, alder of Kamchatka, there are cedar stlanika, lemongrass, rowan businoleaf, broadleaf fern. On the island there are meadows, which come across baguli, geranium, soapberry, blueberries, lingonberries, oatmeal, chemerica, alpine timofeyevka and other plants. The island fauna is represented by rodents, foxes, seals, seals, various types of birds: ducks, pistols, cormorants, purges, gulls.