Baransky (, ''Vulkan Baranskogo''; , ''Sashiusu-dake'') is a

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with ...

located in the central part of

Iturup Iturup (; ), also historically known by #Names, other names, is an island in the Kuril Archipelago separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. The town of Kurilsk, administrative center of Kurilsky District, is located roughly mi ...

Island,

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. The volcano is named after Nikolay Baransky, Soviet economic geographer. Its only known eruption occurred in 1951 and was cited as only minor activity.

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* Iturup Stratovolcanoes of Russia Active volcanoes Mountains of the Kuril Islands Volcanoes of the Kuril Islands Holocene stratovolcanoes {{SakhalinOblast-geo-stub

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