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GVP volcano 283210 · no holder yet

Kurikomayama

Kurikomayama is a stratovolcano in Japan, last erupted in 1950.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
not recorded
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
1950
Largest known
VEI 2, explosive, 1950
Eruptions
7 confirmed in the record
Where
38.96°N 140.79°E · Japan
Region
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 283210

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