Nikko-Shirane

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Nikko is a shield volcano. All five of the historic eruptions have been at the Shirane-san lava dome. They began in 1625 and the most recent was in 1889. Most of the historic eruptions have been moderate to moderate-large in size (VEI=2-3) and phreatic. All photographs courtesy of and copyrighted by Mike Lyvers.

The next three photos are of Nikko's waterfalls.

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VolcanoWorld wishes to thank Mike Lyvers for generously sharing his photographs.

Source of Information:

Simkin, T., and Siebert, L., 1994, Volcanoes of the World: Geoscience Press, Tucson, Arizona, 349 p.