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Image of the Week: Alaid Volcano

22 February 2017
Image of the Week

On the image: Atlasov Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Region, Russia

The image of the Alaid Volcano was received on January 12, 2017 from SPOT 7 satellite.

The Alaid volcano is the northernmost and also the highest volcano of the Kuril islands. Its height is 2339 meters. The size of the base of the volcano on the sea level is 12×17 km. The slopes of Alaid are covered with thickets of alder bushes and high grasses. The age of the volcano is 40–50 thousand years.

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