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Goryashchaya Sopka

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Goryashchaya Sopka

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Goryashchaya Sopka (́ ́, lit. burning hill) is an explosive stratovolcano on the Kuril Islands in Russia. Its summit is at 891 meters (2, 923 ft). It is currently dormant, and its last eruption was in 1914. It has had five explosive eruptions between 1842 and 1914.

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