Chirip volcano
Sakhalin Oblast, Great Kuril Range, Iturup Island, Chirip Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, Russia.
Description:
Chirip is an active volcano located on the island of Iturup, the Chirip Peninsula of the Great Kuril Ridge, in the north of the Two Hump Range. To the south of it, 4 kilometers away is the volcano Bogdan Khmelnitsky.
It is a Holocene stratovolcano composed of basalts and andesites. Its height reaches 1,589 meters.
The western slopes of Chiripa are steep and steep, the height of their plumbs is 500 – 600 meters. In the eastern part of its slopes are more gentle and overgrown with stlanic. At the top is a crater with a fresh lake.
To date, thermal and fumarole activity has been observed on the volcano. Chirip belongs to the category of active volcanoes, as it was recorded outputs of thermal waters and gas emissions.