Fuss Peak (Russian: Вулкан Фусса; Japanese: 後鏃岳; Shiriyajiri-dake) is an active stratovolcano located on the southwest coast of Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.

Topographic map showing Fuss Peak on the southwest coast of Paramushir

History

The volcano was discovered in 1805 during the first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth and named in honor of a Swiss mathematician Nicolas Fuss, who served as the permanent secretary to the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. Only one unambiguous eruption, in 1854, is known. Fuss Peak is still active.

View of Fuss Peak from the northwest

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Russia: Kamchatka and the Russian Pacific Islands" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-23.

Sources


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuss_Peak
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