Kinyo Seamount volcano

Submarine -838 m / -2749 ft
Volcano Islands, Japan, 28.08°N / 140.8°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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

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Kinyo Seamount, one of the Shichiyo Seamounts, named for the seven days of the week ("Friday"), lies south of Sofugan volcano. No hydrothermal activity or other unrest has been noted here, but it is assumed to be at least Pleistocene.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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