Earth:Fussa Peak

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Fuss Peak
Fussa ISS cut.jpg
Fuss Peak from ISS.
Highest point
Elevation1,772 m (5,814 ft) [1]
Prominence1,630 m (5,350 ft) [1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 50°16′03″N 155°14′51″E / 50.2675°N 155.2475°E / 50.2675; 155.2475[1]
Geography
Fuss Peak is located in Russia
Fuss Peak
Fuss Peak
Russia
LocationParamushir, Kuril Islands, Russia
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionJuly 1854

Fuss Peak (Russian: Вулкан Фусса) is an active stratovolcano located on the southern end of Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia .

History

The volcano was discovered in 1805 during the first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth and named in honor of a Swiss mathematician Nicolas Fuss, who served as the permanent secretary to the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. Only one unambiguous eruption, in 1854, is known. Fuss Peak is still active.

See also

  • List of volcanoes in Russia
  • List of ultras of Northeast Asia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Russia: Kamchatka and the Russian Pacific Islands" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-23.

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