Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Tomariyama [Golovnin]
4550 BCE · 43.84° N, 145.50° E
Golovnin is a caldera located in the southern part of Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia/Japan. It is the southernmost volcano of the Kuril Islands.
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What the records say
- When
- 4550 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 43.84° N, 145.50° E
- Date uncertainty
- year uncertain
- Unit
- Tephra layer Kn-IV-12
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 290010
- Eruption number
- 18733
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