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Yatsugatake Volcano | John Seach
Honshu, Japan
36.10 N, 138.30 E
summit elevation 2530 m
Stratovolcanoes
Kita-Yatsuga-take is a group of stratovolcanoes and lava domes at the NW end of Yatsuga-take volcanic massif. The Kita Yatsuga-take volcanic group contains the Tateshina, Yoko-dake, Shimagare-yama, Chausu-yama and Futago-mine volcanoes.
The volcano has formed above a deep Wadati-Benioff zone (160 km).
Further Reading
OIKAWA, T. and NISHIKI, K., 2005. K-Ar ages of the lavas from Kirigamine volcano, Central Japan. Bulletin of the Volcanological Society of Japan, 50(2), pp.143-148.
Yatsugatake Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions.