Nemo Peak
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For a mountain in Antarctica, see Nemo Peak (Antarctica).
Nemo Peak | |
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Onekotan Island, with Nemo Peak at top (north) and Tao-Rusyr Caldera at bottom. | |
Elevation | 1,018 m (3,340 ft) |
Location | |
Location | Onekotan, Kuril Islands, Russia |
Coordinates | 49°34′12″N 154°48′29″E / 49.57°N 154.808°E |
Geology | |
Type | Stratovolcano / Caldera |
Last eruption | 1938 |
Nemo Peak (Russian: Пик Немо) is a stratovolcano located at the northern end of Onekotan Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. It is truncated by two nested calderas, with the cone of Nemo Peak itself rising in the southwest end of the youngest caldera and a crescent-shaped crater lake partially filling the northeast part.
See also
References
- "Nemo Peak". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0900-32%3D.
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