Urataman
Encyclopedia
Urataman is a somma volcano
located at the northern end of Simushir
Island, Kuril Islands
, Russia
. It overlooks the Brouton Bay
.
Somma volcano
A somma volcano is a volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone. The name comes from Mount Somma , a stratovolcano in southern Italy with a summit caldera in which the cone of Mount Vesuvius has grown.A number of the world's best examples of somma volcanoes are found on...
located at the northern end of Simushir
Simushir
Simushir is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language for “large island”.-Geology:...
Island, Kuril Islands
Kuril Islands
The Kuril Islands , in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, form a volcanic archipelago that stretches approximately northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. There are 56 islands and many more minor rocks. It consists of Greater...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It overlooks the Brouton Bay
Brouton Bay
Brouton Bay is a bay at the northern end of Simushir Island in the Kuril Islands, Russia, at ....
.