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Demon

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Country:Russia
Subregion Name:Kuril Islands
Volcano Number:0900-11-
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Volcano Status:Holocene
Last Known Eruption: Unknown
Summit Elevation: 1205 m 3,953 feet
Latitude: 45.50°N 45°30'0"N
Longitude: 148.85°E 148°51'0"E

Demon volcano occupies the extreme northern tip of the largest island in the Kuriles, Iturup. The 1205-m-high stratovolcano grew during the Holocene within a glacial trough 3 km east of the eroded Pleistocene Kamui volcano. The summit of Demon contains a 1.5-km-wide crater open to the east.

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