Raikō-tō

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Raikō-tō is the Japanese name for Raikoke, an uninhabited volcanic island in Russia’s Kuril Islands chain known for its explosive eruptions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf volcanic island
country Russia
elevation 551 m
about 1808 ft
governingCountry Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
hasClimate subarctic maritime climate
hasCrater central crater
hasEruption 1778 eruption
1924 eruption
2019 eruption
hasGeologicalOrigin subduction-related volcanism
hasHazard pyroclastic activity
volcanic ash clouds
hasMonitoring monitored by volcanological and satellite observation agencies
hasNotableFeature explosive eruptions
steep-walled crater
hasSignificance important source of stratospheric volcanic aerosols during major eruptions
hasVolcanoType stratovolcano
islandChain Kuril Islands chain
linked to: Kuril Islands
languageOfName Japanese
lastEruption 2019
lastEruptionEffect disruption to aviation routes
large ash plume
lastEruptionType explosive
lastEruptionVEI VEI 4
locatedBetween Kamchatka Peninsula and Hokkaidō
locatedIn Kuril Islands
North Pacific Ocean
linked to: Pacific Ocean

Sea of Okhotsk
otherName Raikoke
Raikoke Island
partOf Far Eastern Federal District
Sakhalin Oblast
plateBoundary Pacific Plate–Okhotsk Plate boundary
population 0
region Russian Far East
linked to: Russia Far East
surroundedBy Sea of Okhotsk waters
tectonicSetting subduction zone
uninhabited true
volcanicArcOrBelt Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc

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Raikoke hasJapaneseName Raikō-tō