Kurohime volcano

Stratovolcano 2053 m / 6736 ft
Honshu, Japan, 36.81°N / 138.13°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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

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Background

Kurohime is a stratovolcano and associated lava domes south of Myoko volcano that were active from about 250,000 to 50,000 years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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