Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
Stratovolcano on the island of Honshu, Japan
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
Honshū, Japan
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane (草津白根山, Kusatsu Shirane-san) is a 2,165 m (7,103 ft) active stratovolcano in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan.[2] It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount Nikkō-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture. The summit of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, located immediately north of Asama volcano, consists of a series of overlapping pyroclastic cones and three crater lakes. The largest of these is Yu-gama, an acidic emerald green lake with rafts of yellow sulfur sometimes seen floating on its surface.[3][4]
On January 23, 2018, a minor phreatic eruption of the volcano occurred.[5] One person was killed, and others were injured in an avalanche triggered by the eruption.[6] The next day, new activity forced police to suspend search operations.[7] One month after the eruption, it was announced by prefectural officials that only the summit of the volcano was off limits to the public.[8]
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Relief map of Kusatsu-Shirane Volcano -
Yugama crater
See also
References
- ^ 草津白根山が噴火 警戒レベル３に 気象庁. NHK News Web (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Kusatsu-Shirane". OSU Department of Geosciences. Oregon State University. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Mt. Kusatsu-Shiranesan". Gunma Tourist Guide. Bureau of Tourism, GUNMA Prefectural Government. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Kusatsu-Shiranesan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane saw repeated eruptions in the past". The Mainichi. The Mainichi Newspapers. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ McCurry, Justin. "Japan: fatal avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Volcanic tremors halt search ops after eruption". Japan Today. AFP. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "One month since eruption of Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane". NHK World. NHK. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Kusatsu-Shirane.
- Kusatsu-Shiranesan - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
- "Kusatsu-Shiranesan: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Kusatsu-Shirane Volcano - Geological Survey of Japan
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