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Shinmoedake (Japanese: 新燃岳) is a volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan, and a part of the Mount Kirishima cluster of volcanoes. [2] It is believed to have formed between 7,300 and 25,000 years ago. [3] Eruptions from Shinmoedake have been recorded in 1716, 1717, 1771, 1822, 1959, 1991, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, and 2018. [4]
Aira caldera is one of the most active and hazardous calderas in the world. It is home to the Kirishima volcanoes, a group of active volcanoes at the north end of Aira caldera. One of these volcanoes, Shinmoedake, has produced two strong magmato-phreatic eruptions, separated by almost 300 years. Starting in December 2009, active diving and ...
Shinmoedake is the most active of the Mount Kirishima volcanoes, having erupted in January 2011, March 2011, October 2017, [3] and April 2018. [ 4 ] The region as well as areas downstream is in the path of expanding Meiyu front from the continent, during the East Asian rainy season , potentially unleashing flash flooding and landslides during ...
The entire city is located in the northern part of the Ōsumi Peninsula, and is one of the few cities in Kagoshima Prefecture that does not have a coastline. Much of the area of the city is mountainous and covered with forest. It rains, but it rarely snows; however, it occasionally receives ash from volcanoes, most notably: Shinmoedake and ...
An Orange background indicates a volcano considered active by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Hokkaido ... Mt. Shinmoedake: AD 2018 [† 1] Kobayashi Caldera
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes Ojos del Salado: 6,893: 22,615: Argentina/Chile – highest dormant volcano on Earth: Monte Pissis: 6,793: 22,287: Argentina Nevado Tres Cruces
Tallest active volcano in Europe. Recently erupted in 2013 and volcanic activity is still ongoing. Listed as a Decade Volcano. Mount Vesuvius, located 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) east of Naples in Campania. Famous for its violent eruption in August 24, A.D. 79. Its last eruption happened in March 1944. Designated a Decade Volcano.
Lake Ono is located at the NE end of the caldera. An older stratovolcano was partially destroyed by edifice collapse, producing a debris-avalanche deposit along the south flank. A series of large plinian eruptions accompanied growth of a second stratovolcano during the Pleistocene. Construction of the central cone in the late-Pleistocene summit ...