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Sakurajima
Sakurajima (, lit. "Cherry Island") is an active composite volcano (stratovolcano) and a former island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). ("Sakurajima" ) in ''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 814; see photo, caption -- Kagoshima after Sakurashima eruption, ''Illustrated London News.'' January 1914.〕 The lava flows of the 1914 eruption caused the former island to be connected with the Osumi Peninsula.
The volcanic activity still continues, dropping large amounts of volcanic ash on the surroundings. Earlier eruptions built the white sands highlands in the region. As of September 2015, the volcano is under a Level 3 (orange) alert by the Japan Meteorological Agency, signifying the volcano is active and should not be approached.〔(Japan Meteorological Agency: Volcano Warnings )〕
Sakurajima is a composite mountain. Its summit has three peaks, ''Kita-dake'' (northern peak), ''Naka-dake'' (central peak) and ''Minami-dake'' (southern peak) which is active now.
Kita-dake is Sakurajima's highest peak, rising to above sea level. The mountain is located in a part of Kagoshima Bay known as Kinkō-wan. The former island is part of the city of Kagoshima.〔Nussbaum, ("Kagoshima prefecture" at p. 447 ).〕 The surface of this volcanic peninsula is about .
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