Sakurajima Volcano:
Japan’s Sakurajima volcano blasted a thick plume of ash into a clear blue sky recently.
- Sakurajima Volcano is located on the southern tip of Kyushu Island near the city of Kagoshima, Southern Japan.
- It lies in Kagoshima Bay (Kinkowan Bay), on the southern edge of the Aira Caldera.
- It is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, and eruptions of varying levels take place on a regular basis.
- As it is situated on a convergent plate margin, Sakurajima is a stratovolcano formed from layers of lava and ash.
- It is an andesitic volcano.
- It consists of two principal volcanic peaks:
- Kitadake (Northern Peak): Older and currently inactive.
- Minamidake (Southern Peak): Younger and currently active.
