Eruption of Yoteizan
3550 BCE · 42.83° N, 140.81° E
Mount Yōtei is an active stratovolcano located in Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called Yezo Fuji or Ezo Fuji (蝦夷富士) because it resembles Mount Fuji; Ezo is an old name for the island of Hokkaido. The mountain is also known as Makkari Nupuri (マッカリヌプリ).
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What the records say
- When
- 3550 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 42.83° N, 140.81° E
- Date uncertainty
- year uncertain
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 285032
- Eruption number
- 18584
Mount Yōtei
Active stratovolcano in Japan
Mount Yōtei is an active stratovolcano located in Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called Yezo Fuji or Ezo Fuji (蝦夷富士) because it resembles Mount Fuji; Ezo is an old name for the island of Hokkaido. The mountain is also known as Makkari Nupuri (マッカリヌプリ). It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
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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