Shiashkotan
- ISS005-E-17797
- 18 October 2002
- 02:02 UTC
The 128 km² island of Shiashkotan (Остров Шиашкотан) is located at the southern end of the Northern group of islands, 29 km southwest from Kharimkotan and 8 km southeast from Ekarma.
The island consists of two distinct lobes connected by a narrow isthmus — the northern lobe formed by the Sinarka volcano and the southern lobe by the Kuntomintar volcano. The isthmus connecting them averages between 85 and 125 m in height with a width of around 1 km. Shiashkotan is mountainous — rising to a height of 944 m — with a rocky and often steep coastline. Offshore are dozens of small islets and emergent rocks, particularly on the eastern side.
image: earth sciences and image analysis laboratory, nasa johnson space center
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