Japan · Stratovolcano
Mount Akagi
Akagisan
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1828m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1828m
- Coordinates
- 36.560, 139.193
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The broad, low dominantly andesitic Akagisan volcano rises above the northern end of the Kanto Plain.
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From Wikipedia
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Mount Akagi is a stratovolcano in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 0
- Uncertain eruptions
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1938VEI ?Method not stated1938-07-16 – end unknown
- 1251VEI 3Method not stated1251-05-18 – end unknown
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