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Shiretoko-Iwo-zan Volcano | John Seach
Hokkaido, Japan
44.13 N, 145.17 E
summit elevation 1563 m
stratovolcano
Shiretoko-Iwo-zan Volcano is located at the NE tip of Hokkaido on the Shiretoko Peninsula. Shiretoko Peninsula in NE Hokkaido was protected as a World Heritage Site in 2005.
The volcano is noted for eruptions of molten sulphur in 1936 and 1889.
Further Reading
Katsui, Y., Oba, Y., Ando, S., Nishimura, S., Masuda, Y., Kurasawa, H. and Fujimaki, H., 1978. Petrochemistry of the Quaternary volcanic rocks of Hokkaido, north Japan. 18(3), pp.449-484.
Shiretoko-Iwo-zan Volcano Eruptions
1936, 1890, 1889, 1880?, 1876, 1857?