Tao-Rusyr Caldera, Onekotan

Name: Tao-Rusyr Caldera
Address: Onekotan, Russia

#2 among attractions in Onekotan

Natural attraction, Volcano

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Tao-Rusyr Caldera is a stratovolcano located at the southern end of Onekotan Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. It has 7.5 km wide caldera formed during a catastrophic eruption less than 10,000 years ago. The waters of Kol'tsevoe Lake fill the caldera, along with a large symmetrical andesitic cone, Krenitsyn Peak, that rises as an island within the lake. This volcano was named after Captain Pyotr Krenitsyn of the Imperial Russian Navy. ()

Local name: Тао-Русыр Last eruption: 1952Elevation: 4347 ftCoordinates: 49°20'60"N, 154°41'60"E

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Onekotan Russia

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Tao-Rusyr Caldera – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Krenicyn.

~1370 ftNE
Natural attraction, Volcano
Krenicyn, Onekotan
7 min walk • Krenicin - active stratovulkan with a height of about 1325 m a.s.l. in the Asian part of Russia. One of the two volcanoes on the island of Onekotan, lying in the archipelago of the Kuril Islands. The last eruption was recorded in 1952.

Tao-Rusyr Caldera, Onekotan

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Onekotan plan & book

Tao-Rusyr Caldera – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Krenicyn, Onekotan