Ultimately, a peak 3, meters above sea level is formed. Mount Pinatubo is part of a chain of composite volcanoes along the Luzon arc on the west coast of the island area map. Composite volcanoes are made with a combination of pyroclastic material and lava. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Esther Fleming July 28, Toggle menu Go to search page.
Search Field. You are here Home. Other images Mount Fuji is famous for its perfectly symmetrical cone. Fuji Climbing Info from Japan Guide. Latitude DD :. Longitude dd :. Elevation m :. State Province, etc :. Google Maps:. More Images:. Copyright Shizuoka Prefecture. Fuji Nature. Fuji Japanese Site Home Mt.
Wonderland with unique topographical and geological features Formation of Mt. Fuji Mt. Fuji is a basaltic stratovolcano born from the base of Mt. Komitake about , years ago. Its current beautiful cone shape was formed over two generations of volcanic activity turning the old Mt. Fuji into the current Mt.
Recent research also suggests there may have been a volcanic predecessor to Mt. Komitake also. In , during the Edo period, an explosive eruption created the Hoei crater and volcanic ash formed a vast volcanic plane to the eastern side of the mountain. There have been no further eruptions since. Location and Shape As a typical stratovolcano, Mt.
Fuji has gradual slopes and a wide skirt spreading in all directions. The skyline rapidly fills with Mt.
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