Mount Asama - Definition and Overview
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Augment
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Back
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Background
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Ball
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Balloon
Mt. Asama in 2002
Mount Asama
(浅間山) is an active
volcano
on central
Honshu
, the main island of
Japan
, on the border between
Gunma
and
Nagano prefectures
. Mt. Asama stands 2,560 m above
sea level
. It erupted most recently on
September 1
,
2004
. Previous noteworthy eruptions occurred in
685
,
1108
,
1783
, and
1972
; lesser activity has been recorded on dozens of occasions. The eastern slope has a
volcano observation
station run by
Tokyo University
.
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