Mount Iō (Iōjima)

Mount Iō
硫黄岳

Aerial view of Iōjima with Mount Iō steaming.(February 2008)
Elevation 703.7 m (2,309 ft)[1]
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Translation Sulphur Mountain (Japanese)
Location
Location Iōjima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Range Kikai Caldera
Coordinates 30°47′35″N 130°18′19″E / 30.79306°N 130.30528°ECoordinates: 30°47′35″N 130°18′19″E / 30.79306°N 130.30528°E[1]
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 薩摩硫黄島, 50000:1 開聞岳
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Age of rock Holocene
Volcanic arc/belt Ryukyu arc
Last eruption June 2013

Mount Iō (硫黄岳 Iō-dake) 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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Geographical Survey Institute map 25000:1 薩摩硫黄島, last access 9 January 2009
  2. "Kyushu". Seamless Digital Geographical Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-13.