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Iturup Island, Kurile Islands, Russia

45.38 N, 147.92 E
summit elevation 1589 m
stratovolcanoes

Chirip Volcano is located in central Iturup Island, Kurile Island. The volcano consists of two peaks Chirip Bogdan Khmelnitskii. The volcano lies in the southern Kurile islands, 230 km north of Hokkiado, Japan.

Chirip volcano has a shallow summit crater, partially filled by a small lake.

1860 Eruption
An eruption occurred from a vent SE of the summit of Bogdan Khmelnitskii.