Rasshua
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Rasshua (, ) is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, from Ushishir and southwest of Matua. Its name is derived from the Ainu language for “fur coat”, "Rushu o a" (ルシュ・オ・ア), or "abundant furs", "Rushi o a" (ルシ・オ・ア).
Key facts
- Islands.native_name
- Расшуа 羅処和島
- Islands.image_name
- Rasshua ISS005.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- NASA picture of Rasshua Island
- Islands.area_km2
- 63.2
- Islands.location
- Sea of Okhotsk
- Islands.map_image
- Kuriles Rasshua.PNG
- Islands.archipelago
- Kuril Islands
- Islands.highest_mount
- Rasshua
- Islands.elevation_m
- 956
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- Ainu (formerly)
- Islands.name
- Rasshua
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Rasshua (, ) is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, from Ushishir and southwest of Matua. Its name is derived from the Ainu language for “fur coat”, "Rushu o a" (ルシュ・オ・ア), or "abundant furs", "Rushi o a" (ルシ・オ・ア).
==Geology== alt=Rasshua Island as seen from the Sea of Okhotsk looking south.|thumb|Rasshua Island as seen from the Sea of Okhotsk looking south. Rasshua is roughly oval, with a length of with a width of , and an area of . The island is a complex stratovolcano with three overlapping central cones within a 6 kilometer caldera whose eastern margin is beyond the shoreline. The island has five small fresh water lakes, and numerous hot springs.
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