Mount Unzen

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Mount Unzen is an active volcanic complex on Japan’s Kyushu Island known for its destructive eruptions and associated pyroclastic flows.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mount Unzen canonical 7
Unzen volcano 3
Unzen volcanic complex 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
volcanic complex
1792DisasterCause flank collapse into Ariake Sea
1792DisasterDeaths over 14,000
country Japan
deadliestModernEruptionInJapan true
deathToll1991Eruption 43
elevation approximately 1,359 meters
approximately 4,459 feet
eruptionStyle dome-forming
explosive
eruptionYear 1792
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano
hasHotSprings Unzen Onsen
hasPeak Fugendake
linked to: Myoken-dake

Heisei Shinzan
Myokendake
hasVolcanoObservatory Unzen Volcano Observatory
hazardType ash fall
debris avalanches
lahars
pyroclastic flows
killed volcanologist Harry Glicken
volcanologist Katia Krafft
linked to: Katia Krafft

volcanologists Maurice Krafft
knownFor destructive eruptions
pyroclastic flows
lastMajorEruptionEnd 1995
lastMajorEruptionStart 1990
locatedIn Nagasaki Prefecture
locatedNear Shimabara Peninsula
locatedOn Kyushu Island
linked to: Kyushu
monitoredBy Japan Meteorological Agency
Unzen Volcano Observatory
mountainRange Unzen Volcanic Area
nearCity Shimabara
linked to: Shimabara City

Unzen city
linked to: Unzen
notableEruption 1792 collapse and tsunami
1991 pyroclastic flow disaster
overliesPlate Eurasian Plate
partOf Ring of Fire
Unzen-Amakusa National Park
protectedAreaStatus national park
tectonicPlate Philippine Sea Plate
touristAttraction true
tsunamiGenerated 1792 Ariake Sea tsunami
UNESCOGlobalGeopark Unzen Volcanic Area UNESCO Global Geopark
volcanicArc Ryukyu volcanic arc
linked to: Ryukyu island arc
volcanoType andesitic stratovolcano

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Nagasaki Prefecture contains Mount Unzen
Unzen hasVolcanoObservatory Unzen Volcano Observatory
linked to: Mount Unzen
Beppu–Shimabara graben hasPart Unzen volcano
linked to: Mount Unzen
Beppu–Shimabara graben contains Unzen volcanic complex
linked to: Mount Unzen
Shimabara nearVolcano Mount Unzen
Shimabara Peninsula hasPart Mount Unzen
Shimabara Peninsula hasPart Unzen volcano
linked to: Mount Unzen
Shimabara Peninsula knownFor Mount Unzen
Shimabara Peninsula hasHighestPoint Mount Unzen
Shimabara Peninsula hasVolcano Unzen volcano
linked to: Mount Unzen
Shimabara Peninsula knownFor Mount Unzen
Shimabara Peninsula hasVolcanicComplex Unzen volcanic complex
linked to: Mount Unzen