Chirinkotan

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Chirinkotan
Elevation 724 metres (2,375 feet)
Location Kuril Islands, Russia
Coordinates 48.98° N 153.48° E
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 1986

Chirinkotan (Russian: Чиринкотан) is a small volcanic island with an area of 6 km² in the Kuril Islands group, 25km from Ekarma. It has a diameter of 3km and reaches a height of 724 metres which is marked by a caldera which is 1km in diameter. The island is steep sided. Chirinkotan is still active with latest known eruption in 1986.

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