Mendeleev

Brilliantly colored deposits of elemental sulfur surround fumarolic vents on the NW side of the central cone of Mendeleev volcano, in the southern Kuril Islands. Fumarolic areas on Mendeleev are associated with lateral craters at this location and at several areas from the NE to SE flanks, where the central cone meets the inner caldera wall of Mendeleev. Hot springs occur on the NE flank and along the NE coast, where the Goriachi-Pliazh geothermal field is located.

Type/Process: Geothermal Activity
Volcanic Status: Historical
Image Number: 022-048
Photographer: Yuri Doubik (Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk)
Summit Elevation: 888 meters
Latitude/Longitude: 43.976 N / 145.736 E
Timeframe: Last known eruption 1800-1899
Region: Kuril Islands