Parent range Kikai Caldera Volcanic arc/belt Ryukyu arc Range Kikai Caldera | Mountain type Stratovolcano Elevation 704 m Age of rock Holocene | |
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Translation Sulphur Mountain (Japanese) Location Iōjima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Topo map Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 薩摩硫黄島, 50000:1 開聞岳 Similar Kikai Caldera, Aira Caldera, Shinmoedake, Kaimondake volcano | ||
Mount Iō (硫黄岳, Iō-dake) also Mount Iwo is an active rhyolitic lava dome on Iōjima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It sits within the borders of the town of Mishima.
Map of Io-jima, Iojima, Mishima, Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture 890-0901, Japan
The mountain is made up of non-alkali felsic rock and pyroclasitic flows.
References
Mount Iō (Iōjima) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA