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Gassan Volcano

Updated: Dec 7, 2024 21:08 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1984 m / 6509 ft
Honshu, Japan, 38.55°N / 140.03°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Gassan volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)

Latest nearby earthquakes

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Background

Gassan is a massive andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano south of Chokai volcano that was active about 0.9-0.3 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-). Gassan was constructed with a large Pleistocene caldera.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

Latest satellite images

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Gassan Volcano Maps

Below is a selection of maps showing the location and surroundings of the volcano at various resolutions based on aerial-imagery / terrain maps. Feel free to use them for non-commercial purposes on your blog or website as long as you credit them with a link back to this page (click to copy it).
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of few kilometers)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Gassan volcano (scale of few kilometers)
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