Chirip

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Chirip
File:Богдан Хмельницкий.JPG
Highest point
Elevation1,587 m (5,207 ft)[1]
Prominence± 5043
Coordinates45°20′17″N 147°55′30″E / 45.338°N 147.925°E / 45.338; 147.925
Geography
LocationIturup, Kuril Islands, Russia
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcanoes
Last eruption1860 (?)
Climbing
Easiest routeeast slope (?)

Chirip (Russian: Чирип, Japanese: 北散布山) is a volcano located in the central part of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. In lies on the Chirip Peninsula and comprises two twin stratovolcanoes, Chirip and Bogdan Hmelnitskiy.[2] The western side is the steepest, sharing a basin, with a small lake with Bogdan Hmelnitskiy. Basin has features that were created during an eruption. Many types of lava found are basalt, and andesite, small amounts of dacite found.[3]

File:Chirip Relief Map, SRTM-1.jpg
Relief map

Notes

  1. Chirip PeakVisor
  2. Bogdan Hmelnitskiy PeakVisor
  3. "Global Volcanism Program | Chirippusan]] [Chirip]".

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