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Kaimondake
開聞岳
Seen from the NNW
Highest point
Elevation924 m (3,031 ft)
Coordinates31°10′48″N 130°31′42″E / 31.18000°N 130.52833°E / 31.18000; 130.52833
Geography
Kaimondake is located in Japan
Kaimondake
Kaimondake
Kyūshū, Japan
Geology
Mountain typestratovolcano
Last eruption885 CE[1]

Kaimondake (開聞岳, Kaimon-dake), or Mount Kaimon, is an undissected volcano – consisting of a basal stratovolcano and a small complex central lava dome[2] – which rises to a height of 924 metres above sea level near the city of Ibusuki in southern Kyūshū, Japan. The last eruption occurred in the year 885 CE. Because of its conic shape, Mt. Kaimon is sometimes referred to as "the Fuji of Satsuma".

  1. ^ "Ata: Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. ^ Okuno, M.; Nakamura, T.; Kobayashi, T. (1997). "AMS 14C Dating of Historic Eruptions of the Kirishima, Sakurajima and Kaimondake Volcanoes, Southern Kyushu, Japan". Radiocarbon. 40 (2): 825–832. doi:10.1017/S0033822200018786. S2CID 133569925.

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