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Kaikata Seamount

Estratovolcán · Japan · 165 m (submarino)

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Tipo
Estratovolcán
País
Japan
Región
Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Ogasawara Volcanic Arc
Altitud
165 m (submarino)
Coordenadas
26.667, 140.929
Última erupción
Desconocido
Contexto tectónico
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Forma volcánica
Composite
Roca principal
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Resumen geológico

Kaikata Seamount is a basaltic-to-dacitic submarine volcano located north of Kaitoku Seamount. The volcano rises 2,350 m from the sea floor to within 165 m of the surface. Two major summit peaks are oriented NE-SW, with the SW peak being the highest. Hydrothermal activity was observed in 1988 at a depth of 460 m, and the volcano was reclassified as active by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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