GVP volcano 290010 · no holder yet
Tomariyama [Golovnin]
Tomariyama [Golovnin] is a 535 m caldera in the Kuril Islands, administered by Russia and claimed by Japan, last erupted in 1848.
- Type
- Caldera
- Summit
- 535 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, intermediate, 15–25 km
- Last eruption
- 1848
- Largest known
- VEI 1, gentle, 1848
- Eruptions
- 3 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 43.84°N 145.50°E · Japan - administered by Russia
- Region
- Kuril Volcanic Arc, Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 290010
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).