The Mendeleev volcano is an active volcano located in the southern part of Kunashir Island, belongs to specially protected natural territories and in 1983 was awarded the status of a state monument of nature. It was named after the Russian chemist D.I. Mendeleev, but until now it is often called "Sleeping Beauty" by the people, because it visually resembles a sleeping woman.
He is named after the Russian chemist D.I. Mendeleev, but still he is often called a Sleeping Beauty by the people, because he visually resembles a sleeping woman.
The slopes of the volcano are a real coniferous-deciduous forest interspersed with cedar elfin and bamboo. A fumarole field is located at an altitude of 400 m. . At an altitude of 400 m, a fumarole field is located:Its surface is like water in pan, as if it boils and releases columns of steam. The release of volcanic gases through fumaroles is evidence of the transition of a volcano to an intermediate stage between eruptions or its complete extinction. like water in a saucepan, the surface seems to boil and releases columns of steam. The release of volcanic gases through fumaroles is evidence of the transition of a volcano to an intermediate stage between eruptions or its complete extinction.