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Shiribetsu Volcano | John Seach
Hokkaido, Japan
42.767 N, 140.916 E
summit elevation 1107 m
Stratovolcano
Shiribetsu is located SE of Yotei volcano in SW Hokkaido.
The 1.5 km diameter summit crater is breached to the west.
The evolution of the Shiribetsu volcanic complex is similar to the ignimbrite shield volcanoes in the central Andes. The volcano is possibly the first identified ignimbrite shield volcano in an island arc setting.
Further Reading
Goto, Y., Miyoshi, M., Danhara, T. and Tomiya, A., 2020. Evolution of the Quaternary silicic volcanic complex of Shiribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan: an example of ignimbrite shield volcanoes in an island arc setting. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 109(8), pp.2619-2642.
Shiribetsu Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions.