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Hot Beach, Mendeleev Volcano
Name Alias(es):
Goriachy Pliazh
Goryachii Plyazh
Cape Goryachii
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Latitude:
43.9760
Longitude:
145.7360
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
1
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
0
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Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
Coastal Russia (Kunashir Island); Goriachy Pliazh (= Goryachii Plyazh) geothermal field is located outside the caldera along the eastern coast
Notes Relevant to Biology:
NotProvided
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
1990 or earlier, from the beach
Discovery References (text):
NEED CITATION.
Other References (text):
Chudaev et al. (2005) Geochemistry of recent hydrothermal systems of Mendeleev Volcano, Kuril Islands, Russia. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 88: 95-100
Kostina, E.E., 1991. Macrobenthos of littoral of Kraternaya Bight and Goryachii Plyazh (Kuriles). In: Zhirmunsky, A.V., Tarasov, V.G. (Eds.), Shallow-Water Vents and Ecosystem of the Kraternaya Bight (Ushishir Volcano, Kuriles). Vol. 2. Biota. DVO RAN Press, Vladivostok, pp. 4 –36 (in Russian).
Dando, P. R. (2010) Biological communities at marine shallow-water vent and seep sites. In: Kiel, S. (Ed.) The vent and seep biota – from microbes to ecosystems. Topics in Geobiology 33: 33-378. Springer.
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