Zavaritski Caldera

Volcanic crater in the Kuril Islands, Russia
Zavaritski Caldera is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Zavaritski Caldera
Zavaritski Caldera
Zavaritski Caldera in Russian Far East
LocationSimushir, Kuril Islands, RussiaGeologyMountain typeCalderaLast eruptionNovember to December 1957Map

Zavaritski Caldera (Russian: Вулкан Заварицкого, Vulkan Zavaritskogo) is a caldera located in the central part of Simushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. Lake Biryuzovoe partially fills the youngest of three nested calderas on the volcano.

The volcano is named after Alexander Nikolayevich Zavaritski, scientist of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.

See also

References

  • "Zavaritzki Caldera". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Aerial image retrieve from NASA Technical Reports Server on 19 April 2007.
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