Gassan
- Japan
- Japan, Taiwan, Marianas
- Stratovolcano
- Pleistocene
- Country
- Volcanic Region
- Primary Volcano Type
- Last Known Eruption
- 38.546°N
- 140.03°E
- 1984 m
6509 ft - 283877
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Summit
Elevation - Volcano
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- Latest Activity Reports
- Weekly Reports
- Bulletin Reports
- Synonyms & Subfeatures
- General Information
- Eruptive History
- Deformation History
- Emission History
- Photo Gallery
- Map Holdings
- Sample Collection
- External Sites
The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Gassan.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Gassan.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Gassan.
This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
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Eruptive History
The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Gassan. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Gassan page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
Deformation History
There is no Deformation History data available for Gassan.
Emission History
There is no Emissions History data available for Gassan.
Photo Gallery
The Global Volcanism Program has no photographs available for Gassan.
GVP Map Holdings
The maps shown below have been scanned from the GVP map archives and include the volcano on this page. Clicking on the small images will load the full 300 dpi map. Very small-scale maps (such as world maps) are not included. The maps database originated over 30 years ago, but was only recently updated and connected to our main database. We welcome users to tell us if they see incorrect information or other problems with the maps; please use the Contact GVP link at the bottom of the page to send us email.
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Title: Computer Generated Geologic Map of Japan Publisher: Geological Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1990 Series: No 22 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:2,000,000 |
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Title: Japan, South Korea Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center Country: Japan, S Korea Year: 1988 Series: ONC Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: (A) Q Maps of Japan Landforms, Geol, Tect: NEast Publisher: Univ of Tokyo Press & Japan Association for Quaternary Research Country: Japan Year: 1987 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: (B) Q Maps of Japan Landforms, Geol, Tect: Central Publisher: Univ of Tokyo Press & Japan Association for Quaternary Research Country: Japan Year: 1987 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Japan Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center Country: Japan Year: 1985 Series: TPC Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:500,000 |
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Title: Historical Japan Publisher: National Geographic Society Country: Japan Year: 1984 Series: National Geographic Map Type: Geographic Scale: 1:2,982,000 |
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Title: Geol Map of Japan/ Geol Atlas Publisher: Geol Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1982 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: North Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: North Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Central Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Central Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Central Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Series: CIM 1:1 mil Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: North Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1980 Series: CIM 1:1 mil Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Geological Map of Japan Publisher: Geological Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1978 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Geological Map of Japan Publisher: Geological Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1978 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Geological Map of Japan Publisher: Geological Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1978 Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Distribution Map of Hot Springs in Japan Publisher: Geological Survey of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1975 Series: 1:2,000,000 Map Type: Unknown Scale: 1:2,000,000 |
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Title: (Japanese) Geol map of Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1974 Series: from Natl Atlas Japan Map Type: Geology Scale: 1:2,500,000 |
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Title: Landform Classification Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1972 Series: from Natl Atlas Japan Map Type: Unknown (Land) Scale: 1:2,500,000 |
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Title: Land Use Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1972 Series: from Natl Atlas Japan Map Type: Unknown (Land) Scale: 1:2,500,000 |
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Title: Population Distribution Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1972 Series: from Natl Atlas Japan Map Type: Unknown Scale: 1:2,500,000 |
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Title: River Systems Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1972 Series: from Natl Atlas Japan Map Type: Unknown Scale: 1:2,500,000 |
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Title: Central Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1966 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: North Japan Publisher: Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Country: Japan Year: 1966 Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Title: Sendai Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1954 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Numasawa-Numa Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1945 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:250,000 |
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Title: Sendai Publisher: US Army Map Service Country: Japan Year: 1943 Series: AMS Map Type: Topographic Scale: 1:1,000,000 |
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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database
There are no samples for Gassan in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.
External Sites
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Sentinel Hub Playground
Sentinel Hub EO Browser |
The Sentinel Hub Playground provides a quick look at any Sentinel-2 image in any combination of the bands and enhanced with image effects; Landsat 8, DEM and MODIS are also available. Sentinel Hub is an engine for processing of petabytes of satellite data. It is opening the doors for machine learning and helping hundreds of application developers worldwide. It makes Sentinel, Landsat, and other Earth observation imagery easily accessible for browsing, visualization and analysis. Sentinel Hub is operated by Sinergise |
| IRIS seismic stations/networks | Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Gassan. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice. |
| UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations | Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Gassan. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player. |
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WOVOdat
Single Volcano View Temporal Evolution of Unrest Side by Side Volcanoes |
WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore. |
| Large Eruptions of Gassan | Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA). |
| EarthChem | EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS). |
