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Asamayama

Asamayama is a 2,568 m volcanic complex in Japan, erupting as recently as 2019.

Type
Complex (composite landform)
Summit
2,568 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
2019
Largest known
VEI 5, paroxysmal, 1108
Eruptions
129 confirmed in the record
Where
36.41°N 138.52°E · Japan
Region
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 283110

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