Shindake
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.jpg) Shindake (2013) |
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| height | 626 m | |
| location | on the island of Kuchinoerabu-jima ( Japan ) | |
| Dominance | 0.21 km → Furudake | |
| Coordinates | 30 ° 26 '45 " N , 130 ° 12' 56" E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | May 29, 2015 | |
The Shindake ( Japanese 新 岳 , dt. "New peak") is an active stratovolcano on the little inhabited Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu-jima in the prefecture of Kagoshima .
construction
The 626 m high Shindake, together with its southern neighboring crater , the 657 m Furudake ( 古 岳 , "old peak"), forms the island volcano Kuchinoerabu-jima.
location
The Shindake 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 .
outbreaks
- On May 29, 2015, there was an eruption with an ash cloud up to 9 km high (the eruption began around 1 a.m. UT on that day). According to media reports, there was at least one injured.
- For the eruptions of 1933 and 1968, see the list of major historical volcanic eruptions .
Web links
- Report on the outbreak on May 29, 2015 at spiegel.de