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Myoko Volcano | John Seach
Honshu, Japan
36.88 N, 138.12 E
summit elevation 2446 m
Stratovolcano
Myoko Volcano is located north of Nagano City. It contains a 3-km-wide caldera. Solfatara activity is present at the volcano.
The Myoko volcano group, consists of five stratovolcanoes, Myoko, Kurohime, Iizuna, Yakeyama and Madarao.
Myoko volcano group is considered a poly-generation volcano, where in each time span activity is nearly constant, 20-50 kyr.
Further Reading
HAYATSU, K., SHIMIZU, S. and ITAYA, T., 1994. Volcanic history of Myoko volcano group, Central Japan poly-generation volcano. Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 103(3), pp.207-220.
Ishizaka, K., Yanagi, T. and Hayatsu, K., 1977. A strontium isotopic study of the volcanic rocks of the Myoko volcano group, central Japan. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 63(3), pp.295-307.
Myoko Volcano Eruptions
~2360 BC, 3850 BC