Eruption of Akan
18 Nov 2008 – 28 Nov 2008 · 43.39° N, 144.01° E
Mount Meakan is an active stratovolcano located in Akan National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the tallest mountain in the Akan Volcanic Complex. The volcano consists of nine overlapping cones that grew out of the Akan caldera, on the shores of Lake Akan. Mount Meakan has a triple crater at its summit.
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What the records say
- When
- 18 Nov 2008 – 28 Nov 2008
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 43.39° N, 144.01° E
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- Me-Akan (Ponmachineshiri)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 285070
- Eruption number
- 18707
Mount Meakan
Active stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan
Mount Meakan is an active stratovolcano located in Akan National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the tallest mountain in the Akan Volcanic Complex. The volcano consists of nine overlapping cones that grew out of the Akan caldera, on the shores of Lake Akan. Mount Meakan has a triple crater at its summit.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page