Ekarma

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Ekarma
Ekarma - Landsat 7.jpg
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Kuril Islands
Geographical location 48 ° 57 '29 "  N , 153 ° 55' 48"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 57 '29 "  N , 153 ° 55' 48"  E
Ekarma (Sakhalin Oblast)
Ekarma
length 7.5 km
width 5 km
surface 30 km²
Highest elevation 1170  m
Residents uninhabited

Ekarma ( Russian Экарма , Japanese 越 渇 磨 島 , Ekaruma-tō ) is a volcanic island of the Russian Kuril Islands . Ekarma lies between Schiashkotan and Tschirinkotan . It is separated from the southeastern island of Shiashkotan by the 8.5 kilometers wide Ekarma Strait . Chirinkotan is located around 30 kilometers west of Ekarma.

The island represents the part of two stratovolcanoes that have grown together . It has an extension of 7.5 × 5 kilometers with an area of ​​30 km². The western peak reaches a height of 1170 m.

The western volcano was active in historical times. During an eruption between 1767 and 1769, a new lava dome was created . After an eruption in 1980, the volcano became active again in 2010. Steam and ash escaped from a crack on the southwest slope ; Lahars also formed .

Politically, Ekarma belongs to the Sakhalin Oblast of the Russian Federation .

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