Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Ruruy volcano

Sakhalin region, Great Kuril ridge, Kunashir Island, Russia.

Description:

Ruruy volcano is located on the island of Kunashir, it is active and belongs to the Great Kuril Ridge. It is a complex stratovolcano with a height of 1,485 meters.

The crater of the volcano is open to the north, it is the northern end of the linear bush volcanoes of the Dokuchaev Range. There is no information about historical eruptions, but on the western slopes of Ruruy at an altitude of 150-350 meters above sea level, fumarole activity is observed, in the coastal part - hydrothermal activity.

This volcano also includes the stratovolcano of Smyrny, but Ruruy is considered the main one, since its height is greater.

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