Volcanic eruption

Eruption of Zavaritzki Caldera

12 Nov 1957 – 1 Dec 1957 · 46.92° N, 151.95° E

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What the records say

When
12 Nov 1957 – 1 Dec 1957
Kind
Volcanic eruption
Coordinates
46.92° N, 151.95° E
Vei
3
Vent
N end of inner caldera
Dated by
Observations: Reported
Volcano number
290180
Eruption number
13917

Zavaritski Caldera

Volcanic crater in the Kuril Islands, Russia

Zavaritski Caldera, also spelled "Zavaritskii" and "Zavaritsky", is a caldera system located in the centre of Simushir island, in the central Kuril Islands, Russia. The volcano is named after Alexander Nikolayevich Zavaritski, a scientist of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.

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