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Otake

Nakanoshima

Stratovolcano · Japan · 979m

Nakanoshima island is seen here from a beach on Kuchinoshima to the NNE. The active cone of Ontake to the right has a summit crater that fills with water during the rainy season. The 9 x 5 km island is surrounded by coral reefs, and a flat plateau separates it from an older dissected volcano to the south. Minor activity has been reported in historical time.
Nakanoshima island is seen here from a beach on Kuchinoshima to the NNE. The active cone of Ontake to the right has a summit crater that fills with water during the rainy season. The 9 x 5 km island is surrounded by coral reefs, and a flat plateau separates it from an older dissected volcano to the south. Minor activity has been reported in historical time. · Photo: Copyrighted photo by Shun Nakano, 2005 (Japanese Quaternary Volcanoes database, RIODB, http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/index.htm and Geol Surv Japan, AIST, http://www.gsj.jp/). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Western Pacific Volcanic Regions / Ryukyu Volcanic Arc
Elevation
979m
Coordinates
29.859, 129.857
Last eruption
1914
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

The 9 x 5 km island of Nakanoshima is surrounded by coral reefs. A flat plateau separates the older dissected Sakiwaridake volcano on the south from the active andesitic cone of Ontake, which forms the northern half of the island. Ontake contains a summit crater that is filled with water during the rainy season. Sulfur deposits were mined at a SE-flank solfatara until 1944. Only very minor activity has been reported in historical time. A small mud eruption took place in 1914 at the summit crater, and "smoking" increased in 1949.

From Wikipedia

Otake is a stratovolcano in the Tokara Islands of Japan. It is the largest mountain on Nakanoshima, which is part of the village of Toshima in Kagoshima District of Kagoshima Prefecture. Being the largest mountain on a small island, it is also referred to as Nakanoshima. It is also called "Tokara Fuji" from its shape.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1914~1918 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 11946~1949 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 119141921193219391946

Detailed timeline

  1. 1949VEI 1Geological estimate
    1949-10 – Ongoing
    On-take
  2. 1914VEI 1Observed
    1914-01 – Ongoing
    On-take

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