Earth:Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
| Mount Kusatsu-Shirane | |
|---|---|
 Viewed from the southeast | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,165 m (7,103 ft) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] 36°38′38″N 138°31′40″E / 36.6438°N 138.5279°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | 草津白根山 (Japanese) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Kusatsu-Shirane Honshū, Japan | |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | January 23, 2018[1] |
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]
Relief map of Kusatsu-Shirane Volcano
Yugama crater
See also
- List of volcanoes in Japan
- List of mountains in Japan
References
- ↑ (in Japanese)NHK News Web (NHK). https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180123/k10011298881000.html. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "Kusatsu-Shirane". Oregon State University. http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/kusatsu-shirane. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "Mt. Kusatsu-Shiranesan". Bureau of Tourism, GUNMA Prefectural Government. https://www.visitgunma.jp/en/sightseeing/detail.php?sightseeing_id=9. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ "Kusatsu-Shiranesan". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=283120.
- ↑ "Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane saw repeated eruptions in the past". The Mainichi (The Mainichi Newspapers). 24 January 2018. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180124/p2a/00m/0na/021000c. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ McCurry, Justin. "Japan: fatal avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/23/japan-avalanche-engulfs-skiers-after-volcano-erupts-at-ski-resort. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "Volcanic tremors halt search ops after eruption". Japan Today. AFP. 24 January 2018. https://japantoday.com/category/national/fresh-tremors-halt-search-ops-after-japan-volcano-eruption. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ "One month since eruption of Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane". NHK World (NHK). 23 February 2018. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180223_28/. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
External links
- Kusatsu-Shiranesan - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
- "Kusatsu-Shiranesan: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan". http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/STOCK/souran_eng/volcanoes/044_kusatsu-shiranesan.pdf. - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Kusatsu-Shirane Volcano - Geological Survey of Japan
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