Karpinsky volcano
Sakhalin Oblast, Paramushir Island
Description:
Karpinsky volcano is an active volcano on the island of Paramushir of the Great Kuril Ridge of the Sakhalin region. It is located in the southern part of the Karpinsky Ridge. The height of the volcano is about 1345 meters. By age refers to the era of the Upper Pleistocene - Holocene. It was named after the geologist A.P. Karpinsky.
The volcano consists of two gentle cones with craters. Compounded by andesitobasalt and andesite rocks. The volcano erupted in 1952. There is thermal and fumarole activity these days. In the eastern part of the volcano, fountains of liquid sulfur and hot gases occur. The jets of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur gases - solfatars form sulfur cones, whose height reaches 3-5 meters. The slopes of the volcano are indented with traces left after ancient glaciers.