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GVP volcano 285041 · no holder yet

Rishirizan

Rishirizan is a 1,721 m stratovolcano in Japan, last erupted around 5830 BCE.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
1,721 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
5830 BCE
Largest known
no eruption with a measured size
Eruptions
1 confirmed in the record
Where
45.18°N 141.24°E · Japan
Region
Kuril Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 285041

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