Ketoy

Ketoy

Infobox Mountain
Name=Ketoy
Photo=KetoiSTS112-E-5674.png|300px|center Caption=NASA picture of Ketoy Island
Elevation=1,172 metres (3,845 feet)
Location=Kuril Islands, Russia
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|47.35|N|152.475|E|type:mountain
Topographic

Type=Stratovolcano
Age=
Last eruption=1960
First ascent=
Easiest route=

Ketoy (also known as Ketoi) is a volcanic island located in the centre of the Kuril Islands. The island is circular with an area of 73 km² and a diameter of 10km.

In the centre of the island is a 1.5km wide caldera filled by a lake. The terrain is undulating and steep with numerous mountains. The island is lined with steep cliffs ranging from 30 metres to 60 metres on the east and south sides with the west and north being taller. The beaches on the island consist of boulders and stones. The island rises to a height of 1,172 metres. Ketoy is still active with latest known eruption in 1960.

Administratively this island belongs to the Sakhalin Oblast of the Russian Federation.

References

* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0900-20= Global Volcanism Program]

External links

* [http://land.worldcitydb.com/sakhalinskaya_ã¢â€â™_in_russian_federation_state.html Sakhalin Oblast]


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