Kuchinoerabujima
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| Kuchinoerabujima | |
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| Elevation | 657 metres (2,155 feet) |
| Location | Ryukyu Islands, Japan |
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| Type | Stratovolcanoes |
| Last eruption | 1980 |
Kuchinoerabu-jima (口永良部島) is a volcano located in the Ryūkyū Islands, Japan. In the eruption on December 24, 1933, a village northeast of Shindake was destroyed, 8 people died and 26 were injured. In the latest eruption in 1980, multiple explosion craters appeared along an 800m north-south fissure on the slope east of Shindake. The island is governed by Yakushima, Kagoshima.
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