File:Southern Paramushir Island, Kuril Chain, Russia.JPG
Summary
This astronaut photograph shows the southern end of Paramushir Island after a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Snowfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Snowfall">snowfall</a>. The western slopes of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mountains" title="Mountains">mountains</a> are brightly illuminated, while the eastern slopes are in <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Shadow" title="Shadow">shadow</a>.
Four major volcanic centres create this part of the island. Fuss Peak (image centre left) is an isolated <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stratovolcano" title="Stratovolcano">stratovolcano</a> connected to the main island via an <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Isthmus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Isthmus (page does not exist)">isthmus</a>. Fuss Peak last erupted in 1854.
The southern tip of the island is occupied by the Karpinsky Group of three volcanic centres. A minor eruption of ash following an earthquake occurred on this part of the island in 1952.
The Lomonosov Group to the north-east (image centre) includes four <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cinder_cones" title="Category:Cinder cones">cinder cones</a> and a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lava_domes" title="Category:Lava domes">lava dome</a> that produced several <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lava_flows" title="Category:Lava flows">lava flows</a> in the past, but there have been no eruptions from the Lomonosov Group in recorded history.
The most recent volcanic activity on Paramushir Island occurred in 2008 at the Chikurachki cone located along the northern coastline of the island at image top centre. The summit of this volcano [1,816 meters above <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sea_level" title="Category:Sea level">sea level</a>] is the highest on Paramushir Island.
Much of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sea_of_Okhotsk" title="Category:Sea of Okhotsk">Sea of Okhotsk</a> visible in the image is covered with low <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cloud" title="Cloud">clouds</a> that often form around the islands in the Kuril chain. The clouds are generated by moisture-laden <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Air" title="Category:Air">air</a> passing over the cool sea/ocean <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a>, and they typically wrap around the volcanic islands.
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| current | 09:08, 12 January 2017 | | 2,807 × 4,256 (1.84 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | This astronaut photograph shows the southern end of Paramushir Island after a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Snowfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Snowfall">snowfall</a>. The western slopes of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mountains" title="Mountains">mountains</a> are brightly illuminated, while the eastern slopes are in <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Shadow" title="Shadow">shadow</a>. <p>Four major volcanic centres create this part of the island. Fuss Peak (image centre left) is an isolated <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stratovolcano" title="Stratovolcano">stratovolcano</a> connected to the main island via an <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Isthmus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Isthmus (page does not exist)">isthmus</a>. Fuss Peak last erupted in 1854. </p> <p>The southern tip of the island is occupied by the Karpinsky Group of three volcanic centres. A minor eruption of ash following an earthquake occurred on this part of the island in 1952. </p> <p>The Lomonosov Group to the north-east (image centre) includes four <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cinder_cones" title="Category:Cinder cones">cinder cones</a> and a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lava_domes" title="Category:Lava domes">lava dome</a> that produced several <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lava_flows" title="Category:Lava flows">lava flows</a> in the past, but there have been no eruptions from the Lomonosov Group in recorded history. </p> <p>The most recent volcanic activity on Paramushir Island occurred in 2008 at the Chikurachki cone located along the northern coastline of the island at image top centre. The summit of this volcano [1,816 meters above <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sea_level" title="Category:Sea level">sea level</a>] is the highest on Paramushir Island. </p> Much of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sea_of_Okhotsk" title="Category:Sea of Okhotsk">Sea of Okhotsk</a> visible in the image is covered with low <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cloud" title="Cloud">clouds</a> that often form around the islands in the Kuril chain. The clouds are generated by moisture-laden <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Air" title="Category:Air">air</a> passing over the cool sea/ocean <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a>, and they typically wrap around the volcanic islands. |
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