Lvinaya Past

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Lvinaya Past (literally "Lion's Maw", after a rock that emerges from the sea and resembles a sleeping lion), also known as Moekeshiwan, is a volcano in the southern part of Iturup in the Kuril Islands, administered by Russia and claimed by Japan. The volcano is characterized by a large caldera that is flooded by the Sea of Okhotsk. A large eruption occurred early during the Holocene which reached a volcanic explosivity index of 7.

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