Smirnova volcano
Sakhalin Oblast, Kuril Islands, Kunashir Island, Pacific Ocean, Russia.
Description:
Smirnova volcano is an underwater volcano of the Great Range of the Kuril Islands, located on the island of Kunashir, 12 kilometers northwest of the island of Makanrushi. It was named after S. S. Smirnov, a famous Russian geologist and academician. Its height is 1,189 meters.
The structure of this volcano includes the stratovolcano Ruruy and stratovolcano Smirnova. Rurui is considered the main one because it is higher.
The southern part of the volcano is covered with volcanic and volcanogenic sedimentary deposits. The northern foot is covered with sedimentary deposits at least 1,000 meters thick. At a depth of 950 meters there is a flat top of the volcano, it is blocked by horizontally layered precipitation with a thickness of 100 - 150 meters.