Sakurajima Volcano

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Recently, Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupted multiple times and sent a plume of smoke and ash as high as 4.4 kilometres into the air.

About Sakurajima Volcano

• Location: It is located on the southern tip of Kyushu island near the city of Kagoshima, Japan.
• It is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes and eruptions of varying levels take place on a regular basis.
• Sakurajima is a stratovolcano formed from layers of lava and ash. It is situated on a convergent plate margin.
• It is an andesitic volcano (meaning it has a high gas content and is very viscous) located at the southern edge of the Aira caldera.
• It is formed by the central cones of the Kitadake (northern peak) and the Minamidake (southern peak).
• Sakura-jima formed an island until 1914, when an explosive eruption produced enough material to join the island to the peninsula on the east.

What is Volcano?

• A volcano is an opening on the surface of a planet or moon that allows material warmer than its surroundings to escape from its interior.
• When this material escapes, it causes an eruption and it can last days, months, or even years. 
• This eruption can be explosive, sending material high into the sky. Or it can be calmer, with gentle flows of material.

Source: DD News

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