Kumaneshiri volcano
Stratovolcano(es) 1635 m / 5364 ft
Hokkaido, Japan, 43.52°N / 143.24°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Kumaneshiri volcano books
Hokkaido, Japan, 43.52°N / 143.24°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Kumaneshiri volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Kumaneshiri volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Kumaneshiri volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background:
Kumaneshiri volcano consists of two andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcanoes, Nishi-Kumaneshiri-dake and Kumaneshiri-dake, that were active about 1.3 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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