Mount Aso

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Authorities recently initiated an extensive search operation after a helicopter vanished while flying near a ‘highly active’ Mount Aso volcano in Japan.

About Mount Aso

• It is located in Kumamoto-ken (prefecture), Kyushu, Japan, rising to an elevation of 1,592 meters.
• It is the largest active volcano in Japan.
• It has the largest active crater in the world, measuring 114 km in circumference, 27 km from north to south, and 16 km from east to west. 
• Its Caldera (bowl-shaped volcanic depression) marks the original crater and contains the active volcano of Naka-dake and numerous hot springs. 
• The crater is inhabited and is crossed by roads and railways. 
• Its mountain pastures are used for cattle raising and dairy farming. 
• The volcano is the central feature of Aso-Kuju National Park.
• The volcano has been erupting sporadically for decades, most recently in 2021.

Source: MSN

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