Location Volcano Islands, Japan Last eruption February to April 2010 | Mountain type submarine volcano Elevation -14 m | |
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Similar Naruko, Akita‑Yake‑Yama, Suwanosejima, Mount Iō, Yokoate‑jima | ||
Fukutoku-Okanoba (福徳岡ノ場) is a submarine volcano that is part of the Volcano Islands in the Bonin Islands of Japan. It is located 5 kilometers northeast of the island of South Iwo Jima.
History
The earliest recorded eruption of Fukutoku-Okanoba in 1904 formed an ephemeral island named Shin-Iwo-jima (New Sulfur Island). Other ephemeral islands have also formed, the most recent of which formed in 1986. The most recent eruption of Fukutoku-Okanoba was in 2010, when the Japanese coast guard spotted steam rising one kilometer above the ocean and water discoloration of the surrounding area.
References
Fukutoku-Okanoba Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA