Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
Viewed from the southeast
Highest point
Elevation2,165 m (7,103 ft)
Coordinates36°38′38″N 138°31′40″E / 36.6438°N 138.5279°E / 36.6438; 138.5279
Naming
Native name草津白根山 (Japanese)
Geography
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane is located in Central Japan
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionJanuary 23, 2018[1]

Mount Kusatsu-Shirane (草津白根山, Kusatsu Shirane-san) is a 2,165 m (7,103 ft) active stratovolcano in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan.[2] It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount Nikkō-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture. The summit of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, located immediately north of Asama volcano, consists of a series of overlapping pyroclastic cones and three crater lakes. The largest of these is Yu-gama, an acidic emerald green lake with rafts of yellow sulfur sometimes seen floating on its surface.[3][4]

On January 23, 2018, a minor phreatic eruption of the volcano occurred.[5] One person was killed, and others were injured in an avalanche triggered by the eruption.[6] The next day, new activity forced police to suspend search operations.[7] One month after the eruption, it was announced by prefectural officials that only the summit of the volcano was off limits to the public.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 草津白根山が噴火 警戒レベル３に 気象庁. NHK News Web (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kusatsu-Shirane". OSU Department of Geosciences. Oregon State University. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mt. Kusatsu-Shiranesan". Gunma Tourist Guide. Bureau of Tourism, GUNMA Prefectural Government. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kusatsu-Shiranesan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  5. ↑ "Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane saw repeated eruptions in the past". The Mainichi. The Mainichi Newspapers. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. ↑ McCurry, Justin. "Japan: fatal avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Volcanic tremors halt search ops after eruption". Japan Today. AFP. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "One month since eruption of Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane". NHK World. NHK. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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