Mount Shinmoedake of the Kirishima volcano group

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Mount Shinmoedake of the Kirishima volcano group


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By: mlc1us @ 2011-01-27 16:34:18
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Description:A 1700 meter high active volcano group in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.

An eruption started on January 26th, 2011 at 7:30 AM. It is the strongest eruption since 1959, spewing smoke up to 2.5 km in the air and throwing Volcanic bombs up to 1.5 km. An area of 2 km around the volcano has been evacuated.
More Info:en.wikipedia.org
Location: Ebino, Japan (JP)
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mlc1us @ 2011-01-27 16:35:36
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kaiken @ 2011-01-28 04:05:53
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The Google Maps' image is Karakunidake (韓国岳) of Kirishima volcanic group?
Erupting volcano is not Karakunidake but Shinmoedake (新燃岳).
Shinmoedake is located about 3km southeast of Karakunidake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinmoedake
http://tenki.jp/volcano/ (Japanese)
mlc1us @ 2011-01-28 09:10:44
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kaiken, thank you for the info. I have updated the map with the correct coordinates and thumbnail.

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