What the records say
- When
- 9540 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 36.77° N, 139.49° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 500 years
- Unit
- Bentengawara pyroclastic-flow deposit
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 283141
- Eruption number
- 17850
Mount Nantai
Stratovolcano on the island of Honshu, Japan
Mount Nantai is a stratovolcano in the Nikkō National Park in Tochigi Prefecture, in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The mountain is 2,486 metres (8,156 ft) high. A prominent landmark, it can be seen on clear days from as far as Saitama, a city 100 km (62 mi) away.
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- 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