Tao-Rusyr Caldera
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| Tao-Rusyr Caldera | |
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| Elevation | 1,325 metres (4,347 feet) |
| Location | Onekotan, Kuril Islands, Russia |
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| Type | Stratovolcano / Caldera |
| Last eruption | 1952 |
Tao-Rusyr Caldera is a stratovolcano located at the southern end of Onekotan Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. It has 7.5 km wide caldera formed during a catastrophic ertion about 7,500 years ago, which is filled by the waters of Kal'tsevoe Lake. A large symmetrical cone, Krenitsyn Peak, rises as an island within the lake and is the highest point of the volcano and on the entire Onekotan Island.
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