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GVP volcano 285032 · no holder yet

Yoteizan

Yoteizan is a 1,898 m stratovolcano in Japan, last erupted around 1050 BCE.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
1,898 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
1050 BCE
Largest known
no eruption with a measured size
Eruptions
2 confirmed in the record
Where
42.83°N 140.81°E · Japan
Region
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 285032

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