Mount Iō (Shiretoko)
| Mount Iō | |
|---|---|
| 硫黄山 | |
 Mount Iō from near the top (August 2005) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,562.0 m (5,124.7 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 243 m (797 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Sashirui |
| Listing | List of mountains in Japan List of volcanoes in Japan |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Sulphur Mountain |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Geography | |
  Mount Iō Location of Mount Iō in Japan. | |
| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Parent range | Shiretoko Peninsula |
| Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority, 25000:1 硫黄山 50000:1 羅臼 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Kuril arc[2] |
| Last eruption | 1936 |
Mount Iō (硫黄山, Iō-zan) also Mount Iwo is an active andesitic stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula of Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits within the borders of the town of Shari. Mount Iō is known for erupting liquid sulphur in the eruptions of 1889 and 1936.[3] Mount Iō literally means, sulphur mountain.
History of eruptions
Mount Iō has erupted at the following times:[3]
- 850 AD ± 500 years
- 1857–1858
- 23–26 September 1876
- 24–26 November 1880
- 9–26 August 1889
- 15 June 1890–unknown
- Decembeber 1935–October 1936
References
- ^ a b c Geospatial Information Authority map 25000:1 硫黄山, last access May 23, 2008
- ^ Hunt, Paul (1988). Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails. Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd. ISBN 0-87011-893-5.
- ^ a b Global Volcanism Program, article on Mount Iō, last access 23 May 2008
See also
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