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| location = [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]] |
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| range = [[Kameda Peninsula]] |
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| map_caption = Location of Mount E in Japan. |
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Revision as of 15:44, 6 December 2015
Mount E | |
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恵山 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 617.6 m (2,026 ft)[1] |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of volcanoes in Japan |
Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Location | Hokkaido, Japan |
Parent range | Kameda Peninsula |
Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 恵山 50000:1 尻屋崎 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pleistocene |
Mountain type | stratovolcano |
Last eruption | June 1874 |
Mount E (恵山, E-san) is an active stratovolcano of the Kameda peninsula. It is located in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. Mount E is part of Esan Prefectural Natural Park.[2]
Geology
Mount E consists of non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.[3] The andesitic volcano is topped with a lava dome.[4][5]
Eruptive history
Mount E last erupted on June 8, 1874. This eruption consisted of phreatic explosions and was rated a 1 on the VEI scale.[4]
The oldest recorded eruption started November 18, 1846. The eruption triggered lahars damaging several houses and causing fatalities.[4][5]
Radiocarbon dating and tephrochronology indicate five other eruptions predating the historical records in the approximate years 1350, 550 BC, 1050 BC, 3900 BC ±100 years, 7050 BC. The eruption in 7050 BC was the largest with a VEI of 3.[4]
References
- ^ a b Geospatial Information Authority topographic map 恵山
- ^ 恵山道立自然公園 (in Japanese). HOKKAIDO Government. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan 1: 200,000. The Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. Feb 18, 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d "E-san". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ a b "E-SAN". Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2010.