Mount Iō (Iōjima) Explained

Mount Iō
Other Name:硫黄岳
Elevation M:703.7
Elevation Ref:[1]
Listing:List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Translation:Sulphur Mountain
Language:Japanese
Location:Iōjima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Range:Kikai Caldera
Coordinates:30.7931°N 130.3053°W
Topo:Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 薩摩硫黄島, 50000:1 開聞岳
Type:Stratovolcano
Age:Holocene
Volcanic Arc/Belt:Ryukyu arc
Last Eruption:June 2013

also Mount Iwo is an active rhyolitic lava dome on Iōjima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It sits within the borders of the town of Mishima.

The mountain is made up of non-alkali felsic rock and pyroclasitic flows.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gsi.go.jp/ENGLISH/index.html Geographical Survey Institute
  2. Web site: Kyushu. 2007. Seamless Digital Geographical Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan AIST. 2009-01-13.