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Niseko Volcanic Group

Niseko

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1308m
Last eruption
-4900
Niseko Volcanic Group
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1308m
Coordinates
42.875, 140.659
Last eruption
-4900
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The Niseko volcano group in SW Hokkaido contains a cluster of andesitic stratovolcanoes and lava domes that extends 25 km E-W and 15 km N-S.

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From Wikipedia

Niseko Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of active stratovolcanoes and lava domes situated in Hokkaidō, Japan. The volcanoes are younger than 400,000 years. The last eruption was 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. Today Iwaonupuri shows fumarolic activity.

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Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
4900 BCE – 4900 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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4900 BCE~4900 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4900 BCE4900 BCE4899 BCE4899 BCE4899 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 4900 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    4900 BCE – end unknown

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