Kaimondake volcano

Last updated
Kaimondake
開聞岳
Kaimondake 2005 3 19.jpg
Highest point
Elevation 924 m (3,031 ft)
Coordinates 31°10′48″N130°31′42″E / 31.18000°N 130.52833°E / 31.18000; 130.52833 Coordinates: 31°10′48″N130°31′42″E / 31.18000°N 130.52833°E / 31.18000; 130.52833  
Geography
Japan natural location map with side map of the Ryukyu Islands.jpg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Kaimondake
Geology
Mountain type stratovolcano
Last eruption 885 [1]

Kaimondake(開聞岳,Kaimondake, Kaimon-dake), or Mount Kaimon, is an undissected volcano – consisting of a basal stratovolcano and a small central volcano, part of the Ibusuki field – 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. Kaimondake is sometimes referred to as "the Fuji of Satsuma".

Volcano A rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

Ibusuki, Kagoshima City in Kyushu, Japan

Ibusuki is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, founded on April 1, 1954.

Japan Constitutional monarchy in East Asia

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south.

Contents

Lake Ikeda lake on Kyūshū island, Japan

Lake Ikeda is a caldera lake located 40 km south of Kagoshima city; Kyūshū island, Japan. It is perhaps best known to tourists as the location of the purported sightings of a monster named Issie, and as the largest lake on Kyūshū island with a surface area of 11 km² and a shoreline length of 15 km.

Ibusuki Makurazaki Line railway line in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan

The Ibusuki Makurazaki Line is a railway line in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company. It connects Kagoshima-Chūō Station in Kagoshima, to Makurazaki Station in Makurazaki, paralleling the eastern and southern coasts of Satsuma Peninsula. Excluding the Okinawa Urban Monorail in Okinawa, this is the southernmost JR railway line in Japan, with Nishi-Ōyama Station being the southernmost station overall.

See also

Related Research Articles

Yamagawa was a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Ei was a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Kaimon was a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Ibusuki was a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Mount Suribachi mountain on Iwo Jima

Mount Suribachi is a 169 m high mountain at the southwest end of the island Iwo Jima in the northwest Pacific Ocean, under the administration of Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.

Mount Haruna mountain in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Mount Haruna is a dormant stratovolcano in Gunma, eastern Honshū, Japan.

Mount Chōkai mountain in Akita Prefecture, Japan

Mount Chōkai is an active volcano located on the southern border of Akita and Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of Japan, and is 2,236 m (7,336 ft) tall. Because of its (roughly) symmetrical shape and massive size, it is also known as Dewa no Fuji (出羽の富士) or by Akita natives as Akita Fuji. Mount Chōkai is regarded as sacred by followers of the Shugendō branch of Shinto and is popular with hikers.

Mount Rausu mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

Mount Rausu is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula on Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeastern most Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

Satsuma Peninsula

The Satsuma Peninsula is a peninsula which projects south from the southwest part of Kyūshū Island, Japan. To the west lies the East China Sea, while to the east it faces the Ōsumi Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay. Politically it belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, and it includes the prefectural capital, Kagoshima City.

Kirishima-Yaku National Park national park of Japan

Kirishima-Yaku National Park is a national park in Kyūshū, Japan. It is composed of two parts: Kirishima-Kagoshima Bay, an area of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen; and Yakushima, an island south of Kyūshū in Kagoshima Prefecture, known for its cryptomeria or yakusugi (屋久杉).

Mount Adatara mountain in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Mount Adatara is a stratovolcano in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

The Casio World Open is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded and was played at the Ibusuki Golf Club, Kaimon Course in Ibusuki, Kagoshima from 1981 to 2004. In 2005, it moved to the Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Geisei, Kōchi.

Mount Tarumae mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

Mount Tarumae is located in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located near both Tomakomai and Chitose towns and can be seen clearly from both. It is on the shores of Lake Shikotsu, a caldera lake. Tarumae is a 1,041 metre active andesitic stratovolcano, with a lava dome.

Mount Yake mountain in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Mount Yake literally, "Burning mountain" is an active volcano in the Hida Mountains, lying between Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching 2,455 m (8,054 ft) at the highest peak.

Niseko Volcanic Group mountain group in Hokkaido, Japan

Niseko Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of active stratovolcanoes and lava domes situated in Hokkaidō, Japan. The volcanoes are younger than 400,000 years. The last eruption was 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. Today Iwaonupuri shows fumarolic activity.

Mount Kirishima mountain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Mount Kirishima is a 1700 meter high active volcano group in Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Numerous eruptions have been recorded since 742. Very strong eruptions happened in 788, 1716 and 1717. Augite-hypersthene andesite is the dominant rock type.

Higashi-Kaimon Station railway station in Ibusuki, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan

Higashi-Kaimon Station is a railway station on the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line in Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company. The station is unmanned and opened in 1960.

Kaimon Station is a railway station on the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line in Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company. The station is unmanned and opened in 1960.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/largeeruptions.cfm
Global Volcanism Program American research program

The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) documents Earth's volcanoes and their eruptive history over the past 10,000 years. The GVP reports on current eruptions from around the world as well as maintaining a database repository on active volcanoes and their eruptions. In this way, a global context for the planet's active volcanism is presented. Smithsonian reporting on current volcanic activity dates back to 1968, with the Center for Short-Lived Phenomena (CSLP). The GVP is housed in the Department of Mineral Sciences, part of the National Museum of Natural History, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian Institution Group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government

The Smithsonian Institution, founded on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States. The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. Originally organized as the "United States National Museum," that name ceased to exist as an administrative entity in 1967.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.