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Akandanayama

Stratovolcano · Japan · 2109m

Yakedake volcano is the lava dome complex to the north (with the unvegetated summit), and Akandanayama volcano is in the center of this October 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 11 km across). It is composed of lava flows, pyroclastic deposits, and a lava dome forms the summit.
Yakedake volcano is the lava dome complex to the north (with the unvegetated summit), and Akandanayama volcano is in the center of this October 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 11 km across). It is composed of lava flows, pyroclastic deposits, and a lava dome forms the summit. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Region
Western Pacific Volcanic Regions / Nankai Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2109m
Coordinates
36.200, 137.573
Last eruption
Unknown
Landform
Composite
Geological summary

Akandanayama is located NW of Abo Pass in south-central Honshu. It is a stratovolcano composed of a lava dome, lava flow, and pyroclastic deposits. Shirataniyama volcano and the active Yakedake volcano are to the N. Volcanic activity began with the formation of a lava dome that covered Shirataniyama, ending about 10,000 years ago. Collapse of the dome produced pyroclastic deposits, and afterwards a landslide went SW from the summit (JMA, 2013).

Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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