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Akaigawa Caldera

Coordinates: 43°05′00″N 140°49′00″E / 43.0833°N 140.8167°E / 43.0833; 140.8167
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Akaigawa Caldera
Akaigawa Caldera is located in Japan
Akaigawa Caldera
Akaigawa Caldera
Location in Japan
Akaigawa Caldera is located in Hokkaido
Akaigawa Caldera
Akaigawa Caldera
Location in Hokkaido
Highest point
Elevation725 m (2,379 ft)[1][2]
ListingVolcanoes in Japan
Coordinates43°05′00″N 140°49′00″E / 43.0833°N 140.8167°E / 43.0833; 140.8167[1]
Naming
Native name赤井川カルデラ (Japanese)
Geography
CountryJapan
PrefectureHokkaido
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano[2]
Rock type(s)Andesite, Dacite and Rhyolite[1]
Last eruptionPleistocene[2]

Akaigawa Caldera (赤井川カルデラ, Akaigawa karudera) is a caldera located in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was active anywhere between 1.7 and 1.3 million years ago.[2]

Inner: Akaigawa Caldera
Outer: Yoichigawa Caldera

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Akaigawa Caldera". Geological Survey of Japan. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  2. ^ a b c d "Akaigawa". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.