Demon (volcano)
Demon | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,205 m (3,953 ft) |
Coordinates | 45°30′N 148°51′E / 45.50°N 148.85°E |
Geography | |
Demon Demon in Russian Far East | |
Location | Iturup, Kuril Islands, Russia |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Demon (Russian: Демон; Ainu: カムイヌプリ, Kamui-nupuri; Japanese: 神威岳, Kamui-dake) is a stratovolcano located at the northern end of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.
The Ilya Muromets Waterfall, one of the highest in Russia, falls abruptly from the eastern slope of the volcano into the Pacific Ocean.
In popular culture[]
- The Demon Volcano undergoes a VEI 7 eruption in Kirov series novel 9 Days Falling.
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Categories:
- Iturup
- Volcanoes of the Kuril Islands
- Mountains of the Kuril Islands
- Stratovolcanoes of Russia
- Holocene volcanoes
- Holocene Asia
- Sakhalin Oblast geography stubs