Japan · Volcanic field
Fukue Island
Fukue
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 315m
- Last eruption
- -400
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Western Pacific / Nankai Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 315m
- Coordinates
- 32.657, 128.849
- Last eruption
- -400
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
A group of small olivine basaltic shield volcanoes and cinder cones lies at the eastern end of Fukuejima in the Goto Islands off the western coast of Kyushu.
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From Wikipedia
Fukue Island is the largest and southernmost of the Gotō Islands in Japan. It is part of the city of Gotō in Nagasaki Prefecture. Gotō-Fukue Airport is on this island. As of July 31, 2016, the population is 38,481.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 400 BCE – 400 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 400 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate400 BCE – end unknownHino-take
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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