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ALTHOUGH the resulting destruction of life and property has happily been far less than was indicated by the early accounts, yet there can be no doubt that a volcanic outburst of great magnitude has taken place-in Japan. The vulcan-ologists of Tokyo have for some time past noticed indications of unrest in the vast crater of Asama, in central Japan, but it is on the fissure of Satsuma, at the extreme south of the archipelago, that the recent disasters have occurred. Of the four great volcanoes on this fissure the most northern, Kirishima (5538 ft. high), burst into eruption some weeks ago, and the outburst became paroxysmal simultaneously with that of Sakurajami. Sakurajami is an island mountain in the Gulf of Kagoshima, rising to the height of 3743 ft., with three apparently extinct craters eight miles distant from the town of Kagoshima. The only indications of volcanic activity up to the time of the recent outburst were some hot springs and a few steam jets appearing on the southern crater after heavy snow or rain. The island and adjoining portion of Kiusiu have long been famous for their fertility.
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The Recent Volcanic Eruptions in Japan . Nature 92, 589 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/092589a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/092589a0