Fukutoku-Okanoba

Fukutoku-Okanoba
Satellite image of Fukutoku-Okanoba taken by NASA ASTER
Highest point
Elevation −29 metres (−95 ft)[1]
Coordinates 24°16′48″N 141°29′06″E / 24.28°N 141.485°E / 24.28; 141.485 
Geography
Location Volcano Islands, Japan
Geology
Mountain type submarine volcano
Last eruption February to April 2010

Fukutoku-Okanoba (福徳岡ノ場) is a submarine volcano that is part of the Volcano Islands in the Bonin Islands of Japan. It is located 5 kilometers northeast of the island of South Iwo Jima.

History

The earliest recorded eruption of Fukutoku-Okanoba in 1904 formed an ephemeral island named Shin-Iwo-jima (New Sulfur Island). Other ephemeral islands have also formed, the most recent of which formed in 1986.[2] The most recent eruption of Fukutoku-Okanoba was in 2010, when the Japanese coast guard spotted steam rising one kilometer above the ocean and water discoloration of the surrounding area.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  2. ↑ Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba Photo Gallery. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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