What the records say
- When
- 7 Aug 1615
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 31.18° N, 130.53° E
- Uncertain
- yes
- Vent
- Kaimon
- Volcano number
- 282070
- Eruption number
- 17031
Ata Caldera
Mostly-submerged caldera in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Ata Caldera , containing the Ata North Caldera, and the Ata South Caldera, which in turn contains Mount Kaimon and Ikeda Caldera amongst other volcanoes, is a massive, ill defined, mostly submerged volcanic caldera structure associated with the southern portions of Kagoshima Bay.
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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
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