Furudake
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| height | 657 m | |
| location | on the island of Kuchinoerabu-jima ( Japan ) | |
| Coordinates | 30 ° 26 '45 " N , 130 ° 12' 56" E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 1560 | |
The Furudake ( Japanese 古 岳 , "old peak") is an active stratovolcano on the little inhabited Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu-jima in the prefecture of Kagoshima .
construction
The 657 m high Furudake, together with its southern neighboring crater, the 626 m Shindake ( Japanese 新 岳 , German “new peak”), forms the island volcano Kuchinoerabu-jima.
location
The Furudake is located in the south of the island of Kuchinoerabu-jima, about 17 km northwest of Yakushima , with which it belongs to the Ōsumi Islands , and 70 km southwest of Kyushu .
Web links
- Information to the volcano (Engl.)