Haku-san Volcano
Updated: Apr 18, 2024 23:18 GMT -
stratovolcano 2702 m / 8,865 ft
Honshu (Japan), 36.15°N / 136.77°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Honshu (Japan), 36.15°N / 136.77°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Haku-san volcano (白山, or Mount Haku, Hakusan) is one of the 3 holy mountains in Japan (along with Fuji and On-take). It is a stratovolcano in central Honshu 260 km NW of Tokyo.
the volcano last erupted in 1659, but many eruptions have been recorded during the 1000 years prior to this.
Haku-san National Park is the most scenic part of the Hokuriku area known for its heavy snowfall. Most of the park is a protected wilderness area.
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Haku-san volcano eruptions: 1659, 1658, 1640, 1582, 1579, 1554-56, 1548, 1547, 1177, 1042, 900 (?), 859 (?), 853 (?), 706
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Background
Haku-san volcano is a complex andesitic-dacitic stratovolcano which was constructed over a high basement of sedimentary rocks. Eruptions in the past 10,000 years consisted of phreatic or phreatomagmatic explosions from several summit craters.Partial collapse of the summit produced a debris avalanche that came down the east flank ca. 5,000 years ago.
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