On-take

volcano, Japan

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Mount Ontake is a compound volcano located on the border of Gifu and Nagano prefectures in central Honshu, Japan. It is the second-highest mountain in Japan, reaching an elevation of 10,049 feet (3,063 meters), and is covered by a heavy snow mantle in winter. Mount Ontake is a significant site for pilgrims who ascend it annually, holding a place of worship second only to Mount Fuji in popularity and elevation.1

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…(Sakura-jima), with its active volcano On-take, originally was a true island in the bay until an eruption in 1914 connected it to the eastern shore of the mainland. Rough topography, volcanic-ash soil, and relative isolation limit agriculture to grains, tobacco, and sweet potatoes. Forests in the interior are exploited, and…
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…(Sakura-jima), with its active volcano On-take, originally was a true island in the bay until an eruption in 1914 connected it to the eastern shore of the mainland. Rough topography, volcanic-ash soil, and relative isolation limit agriculture to grains, tobacco, and sweet potatoes. Forests in the interior are exploited, and…
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