Kikai Caldera

Kikai Caldera
Highest point
PeakMount Iō (Iōjima), Iōjima, Ōsumi Islands, Japan
Elevation704 m (2,310 ft)
Coordinates30°47′N 130°19′E / 30.79°N 130.31°E / 30.79; 130.31[1]
Dimensions
Length17 km (11 mi) NS
Width20 km (12 mi) EW
Naming
Native name鬼界カルデラ (Japanese)
Geography
CountryJapan
StateKagoshima Prefecture
RegionŌsumi Islands
DistrictKagoshima District
SubdivisionsMount Yahazu, Mount Iō (Iōjima), Mount Inamura (Iōjima), Iōjima, Shin Iōjima, Takeshima, Mount Nakasone, Mount Asase, Mount Shitakisone, Iō Tai and Takeshima Tai
MunicipalityMishima
Geology
Age of rock6,300 to 95,000 years ago

Kikai Caldera (鬼界カルデラ, Kikai karudera) (alternatively Kikaiga-shima, Kikai Caldera Complex) is a massive, mostly submerged caldera up to 19 kilometres (12 mi) in diameter in the Ōsumi Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.[2]

  1. ^ "Kikai | Volcano World | Oregon State University". volcano.oregonstate.edu. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  2. ^ "噴火史 - Iwojima". gbank.gsj.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-25.

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