Gassan Volcano
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 17:44 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1984 m / 6509 ft
Honshu, Japan, 38.55°N / 140.03°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Honshu, Japan, 38.55°N / 140.03°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Gassan volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
Gassan is a massive andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano south of Chokai volcano that was active about 0.9-0.3 million years ago (Nakano et al., 2001-). Gassan was constructed with a large Pleistocene caldera.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information