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Iwakisan Volcano — Japan

StratovolcanoType
1863Last eruption
1625 mElevation
JapanCountry
Iwakisan
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Iwakisan volcano, symmetrical on all but its western flanks, has been called the Fujisan of the Tsugaru district. The 2-km-wide summit crater is filled by a lava dome flanked by six explosion craters. Three lava domes are found on the western and southern flanks of the andesitic volcano, the NW-most active volcano in Honshu. Historical eruptions have been reported here since 1600 CE and have consisted primarily of small-to-moderate phreatic explosions.

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