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Iwo-jima Volcano - John Seach
Volcano Islands, Japan
24.75 N, 141.33 E
summit elevation 161 m
caldera
Iwo-jima was the site of a infamous WWII battle.
Iwo-jima is 1250 m south of Tokyo, and a low and flat volcanic island of 8.5 km long in NE-SW and 4.5 wide, surrounded by steep cliffs under the sea.
Uplifting rate of Iwo-jima island is very high.
For example, 11 cm/year during 1911-1952 and 33 cm/year during 1952-1968.
Iwo-jima Volcano Eruptions
2001, 1982, 1982, 1980, 1978, 1976, 1974?, 1969?, 1967, 1957, 1943