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Country: | Russia | |
| Subregion Name: | Kuril Islands | ||
| Volcano Number: | 0900-15= | ||
| Volcano Type: | Caldera | ||
| Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 1982 | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 742 m | 2,434 feet | |
| Latitude: | 46.525°N | 46°31'30"N | |
| Longitude: | 150.875°E | 150°52'30"E | |
| Chirpoi, a small island lying between the larger islands of Simushir and Urup, contains a half dozen volcanic edifices constructed within an 8-9 km wide, partially submerged caldera. The southern rim of the caldera is exposed on nearby Brat Chirpoev Island. Two volcanoes on Chirpoi Island have been historically active. The symmetrical Cherny volcano, which forms the 691 m high point of the island, erupted twice during the 18th and 19th centuries. The youngest volcano, Snow, originated between 1770 and 1810. It is composed almost entirely of lava flows, many of which have reached the sea on the southern coast. No historical eruptions are known from 742-m-high Brat Chirpoev, but its youthful morphology suggests recent strombolian activity. | |||
