Kikai Caldera
Mostly-submerged caldera in the Ōsumi Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the island Kikaijima nor the town on it Kikai, Kagoshima
Kikai Caldera (鬼界カルデラ, Kikai karudera) (alternatively Kikaiga-shima, Kikai Caldera Complex) is a massive, mostly submerged caldera up to 19 kilometres (12 mi) in diameter in the Ōsumi Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.[2]
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Kikai Caldera | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Iō (Iōjima), Iōjima, Ōsumi Islands, Japan |
Elevation | 704 m (2,310 ft) |
Coordinates | 30°47′N 130°19′E[1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 17 km (11 mi) NS |
Width | 20 km (12 mi) EW |
Naming | |
Native name | 鬼界カルデラ (Japanese) |
Geography | |
Country | Japan |
State | Kagoshima Prefecture |
Region | Ōsumi Islands |
District | Kagoshima District |
Subdivisions | Mount Yahazu, Mount Iō (Iōjima), Mount Inamura (Iōjima), Iōjima, Shin Iōjima, Takeshima, Mount Nakasone, Mount Asase, Mount Shitakisone, Iō Tai and Takeshima Tai |
Municipality | Mishima |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 6,300 to 95,000 years ago |
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