The Fukidashi lava flow from Yoteizan in SW Hokkaido descended to the NE foot of the volcano. Vertical cooling joints can be seen to the left in this view near the terminus of the flow. Note the person behind the tree at the lower-center for scale.

Photo by Shin'ichiro Gomi, 1997 (Hokkaido University).

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Galleries: Volcanic Outcrops

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Yoteizan