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Nikko-Shiranesan
Nikko-Shiranesan is a 2,578 m shield volcano in Japan, last erupted in 1952.
- Type
- Shield
- Summit
- 2,578 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1952
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 1625
- Eruptions
- 11 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 36.80°N 139.38°E · Japan
- Region
- Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 283140
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).