Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 00:56

 

 

Astonupuri is a stratovolcano with two historic eruptions in 1812 and 1932.   Both eruptions were small (VEI = 1 and 2, respectively).

 

The southern Kurile Islands consist of Kunashir, Iturup, Urup, Chirppi, and Broutona islands.

The volcanoes that make the islands are:

1. Golovnin 6. Bogatyr Ridge 11. Demon
2. Mendeleev 6.1 Unnamed 11.1. Ivao Group
2.1.Smirnov 7. Grozny Group 11.2 Rudakov
3. Tiatia 8. Baransky 11.3. Tri Sestry
4. Berutarube 9. Chirip 12. Kolokol Group
4.1. Lvinaya Past 9.1. Golets-Tornyi Group 13. Unnamed
5. Astonupuri 10. Medvezhia  
Latitude (DD): 
44.81
Longitude (dd): 
147.14
Elevation (m): 
1206
State (Province, etc): 
Kuril Islands
Country: 
Russia
Type: 
Stratovolcano