Sarychev Peak

Sarychev Peak
Sarychev Peak on Matua Island, looking south from Raikoke.
Highest point
Elevation1,496 m (4,908 ft)
Prominence1,496 m (4,908 ft)
Coordinates48°05′31″N 153°12′00″E / 48.092°N 153.20°E / 48.092; 153.20
Geography
Sarychev Peak is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Sarychev Peak
Sarychev Peak
Sarychev Peak in Russian Far East
LocationMatua, Kuril Islands, Russia
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption2021

Sarychev Peak (Russian: вулкан Пик Сарычева, Vulkan Sarycheva, variants: Japanese: 芙蓉山 Fuyō Mountain,[1] Fuyō-san,[2] Fuyō-yama,[3] Fuyo-zan,[4] Huyō San, Japanese: 松輪富士 Matsuwa-fuji)[5] is an active stratovolcano covering almost the entirety of Matua Island in the Kuril Islands, Russia. It is a young, highly symmetrical stratovolcanic cone. The height of the plume during the 2009 eruption was estimated at 12 to 18 kilometres (7.5 to 11.2 mi).[6]

  1. ^ "Fuyō Mountain: Russia, in Geographic.org". Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  2. ^ "Fuyō-san: Russia, in Geographic.org". Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  3. ^ "Fuyō-yama: Russia, in Geographic.org". Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  4. ^ "Fuyō-zan: Russia in Geographic.org". Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  5. ^ "Huyō San: Russia in Geographic.org". Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  6. ^ "Sarychev Peak". www.volcanodiscovery.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.