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| − | '''Mount Asama''' or (浅間山 ''Asama-yama'') is an active [[volcano]] on [[Japan]]'s central [[Honshū]] Island. It is one of the largest active volcanoes in the country, standing 2,542 m (8,340 ft) high and the most active on the island. It has a circular crater 1.2 km (0.75 mi) in circumference. It is located on the border of Gunma and Nagano [[prefecture]]s, near [[Tōkyō]]. | + | [[Image:Mount Asama Eruption Feb 2009.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A satellite photo showing the plume and ashfall from the 2009 eruption. <small>(courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS)</small>]] |
| + | '''Mount Asama''' or (浅間山 ''Asama-yama'') is an active [[volcano]] on [[Japan]]'s central [[Honshū]] Island. It is one of the largest active volcanoes in the country, standing 2,542 m (8,340 ft) high and the most active on the island. It has a circular crater 1.2 km (0.75 mi) in circumference. It is located on the border of Gunma and Nagano [[prefecture]]s, near [[Tōkyō]]. | ||
| − | The first recorded eruption took place in | + | The first recorded eruption took place in 1597. A severe eruption in 1783 destroyed several villages and a primeval forest. Since then it has erupted periodically, showering the surrounding area with ash and stones. The last major eruption was between 1 September and 6 December 2004.<ref>http://www.vulkaner.no/v/volcan/asama-e.html</ref> |
| − | However, the mountain erupted again at 1.51 am on 2 February 2009, having shown signs of unrest, beginning in late January 2009. The eruption scattered rocks more than 1 km from the | + | However, the mountain erupted again at 1.51 am on 2 February 2009, having shown signs of unrest, beginning in late January 2009. The eruption scattered rocks more than 1 km from the crater; sent a plume of smoke 1.8 km into the sky and showered Tōkyō, 144 km (90 miles) to the south-east, with ash.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/4429108/Japans-Mount-Asama-erupts-near-Tokyo.html Japan's Mount Asama erupts near Tōkyō]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 13:52, April 3, 2019
Mount Asama or (浅間山 Asama-yama) is an active volcano on Japan's central Honshū Island. It is one of the largest active volcanoes in the country, standing 2,542 m (8,340 ft) high and the most active on the island. It has a circular crater 1.2 km (0.75 mi) in circumference. It is located on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures, near Tōkyō.
The first recorded eruption took place in 1597. A severe eruption in 1783 destroyed several villages and a primeval forest. Since then it has erupted periodically, showering the surrounding area with ash and stones. The last major eruption was between 1 September and 6 December 2004.[1]
However, the mountain erupted again at 1.51 am on 2 February 2009, having shown signs of unrest, beginning in late January 2009. The eruption scattered rocks more than 1 km from the crater; sent a plume of smoke 1.8 km into the sky and showered Tōkyō, 144 km (90 miles) to the south-east, with ash.[2]
