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Shiretoko volcano

Updated: Nov 30, 2023 15:19 GMT - refresh

Stratovolcano 1254 m / 4114 ft
Hokkaido, Japan, 44.23°N / 145.28°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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

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Background

Shiretoko volcano, the NE-most in Hokkaido, was active about 0.6-0.2 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-). The andesitic Shiretoko-dake volcano lies at the tip of the Shiretoko Peninsula.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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