GVP volcano 285060 · no holder yet
Taisetsuzan
Taisetsuzan is a 2,291 m stratovolcano in Japan, last erupted in 1739.
- Type
- Stratovolcano(es) (composite landform)
- Summit
- 2,291 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1739
- Largest known
- no eruption with a measured size
- Eruptions
- 5 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 43.66°N 142.85°E · Japan
- Region
- Kuril Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 285060
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).