Kita-Ioto volcano
Updated: Jun 9, 2023 20:57 GMT -
stratovolcano 792 m / 2,598 ft
Volcano Islands (Japan), 25.42°N / 141.28°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Volcano Islands (Japan), 25.42°N / 141.28°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 17 May 2023 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
Kita-Ioto (北硫黄島 officially Kita-iōtō, also frequently Kita-Iwo-jima, or Kita-iōjima, meaning "north sulfur island") is a steep-sided basaltic stratovolcano and forms a small island. It is the northernmost of the Kazan Retto (Volcano Islands) chain, in the center of the Izu-Maranas volcanic arc.
No historical eruptions have occurred from the deeply eroded Kita-Iwo-jima stratovolcano itself, but the Funka-Asane submarine crater, located about 2 km NW of the island was the source of the historical submarine eruptions, recorded since the 18th century and last in March 2022.
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Kita-Ioto volcano eruptions: 2022, 1953(?), 1930-45, 1880-89, 1780
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Snake-eyed Skink (ablepharus kitaibelii) from the Makrylongos high plain on Methana. (Photo: Tobias Schorr) |
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