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Chirip

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Chirip
Highest point
Elevation1,587 m (5,207 ft)
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 (?)

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 Khmelnitskii.

See also

References

  • "Chirip". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.