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Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan - Geological Survey of Japan; Volcano on Google Map - Geological Survey of Japan; The National Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency; 日本の主な山岳標高 (Elevation of Principal Mountains in Japan) - Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (in Japanese)
Mount Aso (阿蘇山, Aso-san) or Aso Volcano is the largest active volcano in Japan and among the largest in the world. Common use relates often only to the somma volcano in the centre of Aso Caldera. It stands in Aso Kujū National Park in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu.
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Mount Hakone (箱根山, Hakoneyama), with its highest peak Mount Kami (1,438 meters), is a complex volcano in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan that is truncated by two overlapping calderas, the largest of which is 10 × 11 km wide. The calderas were formed as a result of two major explosive eruptions about 180,000 and 49,000–60,000 years ago.
Mount Fuji is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山, Sanreizan) along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. It is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's Historic Sites. [7] It was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013. [7]
Iran – highest volcano within Asia; highest peak in Iran: ... United States – world's tallest mountain ... Honshū – highest mountain in Japan: Santa María:
Map of North Iwo jima. The island consists of the heavily eroded peak of an active stratovolcano, which rises 792 meters (2,598 ft) above sea level (804 meters (2,638 ft) according to other sources). Having a volume of 3,338 cubic kilometers (801 cubic miles), [5] it is the largest volcano in Japan by volume. [6]
It is the fourth-largest island country in the world and the largest island country in East Asia. [12] The country has the 6th longest coastline at 29,751 km (18,486 mi) and the 8th largest Exclusive Economic Zone of 4,470,000 km 2 (1,730,000 sq mi) in the world. [13] The terrain is mostly rugged and mountainous, with 66% forest. [14]