Astronaut on ISS captures incredible view of uninhabited island

Now Alaid is an active volcano on Atlasov Island in the Great Kuril Ridge; the northernmost and the most

Alaid is a stratovolcano with a summit crater 2,285 m high.The elevation above the bottom of the Sea of Okhotsk is 2,850–3,000 m, and the size of theIts bases at sea level range from 12 to 17 km.The slopes of the volcano are covered with thickets of shrubby alder and tall forbs.— 40–50 thousand years.

Along the slopes of the central mountain, the picture showsradial elements - channels and ravines cut by liquid water and ice. They are clearly visible in snow as they stretch towards the coastline, which is obscured by low clouds. Brown tints near the summit indicate areas that are mostly barren due to steep slopes and alpine winter snow cover.

Photo ISS060-E-21034 was taken with a Nikon D5 digital camera with a 400mm lens.The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. Andrew Britton

This stratovolcano is not as isolated as it can beshow up in the photo. It is part of the volcanic archipelago of the Kuril Islands, which stretches from northeastern Japan to Kamchatka. The islands are located above the convergence boundary between the Pacific and Okhotsk tectonic plates. At this edge, the denser Pacific Plate sinks beneath the other, causing volcanism. Alaid is still active, with ash plumes reported as recently as September 2019.

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