Chikurachki

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Chikurachki is an active stratovolcano on Paramushir Island in Russia’s Kuril Islands chain, known for its frequent eruptions and prominent ash plumes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chikurachki canonical 2
Chikurachki (local toponym) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
age Holocene
composition basaltic-andesitic
country Russia
elevation 1816 m
about 5960 ft
eruptionFrequency frequently active in historical time
eruptionStyle Strombolian
Vulcanian
explosive
firstRecordedEruption 18th century
hasFeature ash-rich eruptions
frequent eruptions
lava flows
prominent ash plumes
pyroclastic deposits
hazard ash fall
aviation hazard from ash clouds
lahars
pyroclastic flows
isPartOf Northern Kuril Islands
linked to: Kuril Islands
lastEruption 2022
locatedIn Kuril Islands
Pacific Ring of Fire
Russian Far East
linked to: Russia Far East

Sakhalin Oblast
locatedOn Paramushir Island
linked to: Paramushir
monitoredBy KVERT
Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team
linked to: KVERT
mountainRange Kuril Island arc
namedAfter Chikurachki (local toponym)
linked to: Chikurachki
nearbySettlement Severo-Kurilsk
overlies older volcanic edifice
summitCoveredBy tephra
summitCrater present
typicalPlumeHeight several kilometers
volcanicArcOrBelt Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
linked to: Kuril Islands
volcanoType stratovolcano

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kuril Islands hasVolcano Chikurachki
Chikurachki namedAfter Chikurachki (local toponym)
linked to: Chikurachki
Paramushir hasVolcano Chikurachki