Kolokol Group
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Kolokol Group is a group of somma volcano
es located in the central part of Urup
Island, Kuril Islands
, Russia
. The group is named after its highest volcano but also includes volcanoes called Berg, Trezubetz and Borzov. The most active in the group is Berg, while Borzov is the oldest.
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...
es located in the central part of Urup
Urup
Urup is an uninhabited volcanic island near in the south of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language word for salmon trout.-Geography and climate:...
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...
. The group is named after its highest volcano but also includes volcanoes called Berg, Trezubetz and Borzov. The most active in the group is Berg, while Borzov is the oldest.