Yokoate-jima

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Yokoatejima
Highest point
Elevation495 m (1,624 ft)
Coordinates28°47′49″N 128°59′49″E / 28.797°N 128.997°E / 28.797; 128.997
Geography
LocationTokara Islands, Japan
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcanoes
Last eruption1835 ± 30 years

Yokoatejima (横当島) is a 3.5 km long volcanic island located in the Tokara Islands, part of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Historical documents at the end of the Edo Period mention ash plumes from Yokoatejima.

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