- Suwanosejima
Infobox Mountain
Name= Suwanosejima
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Elevation= 799 metres (2,621 feet)
Location=Ryukyu Islands ,Japan
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Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|29.635|N|129.716|E|type:mountain
Topographic
Type=Stratovolcano es
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Last eruption=2008
First ascent=
Easiest route=nihongo|Suwanosejima|諏訪之瀬島 is a volcanic island with a population of about fiftyHalper 1991, pg. 102] located in the
Tokara Islands , northern part of theRyukyu Islands ,Japan . It is 8 km long and is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan. It belongs to the village of Mishima in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima,Japan . It is the home of Buzoku, also called the Banyan Ashram, a commune founded in the 1960's bySansei Yamao ,Nanao Sakaki , and others, and home for a while toGary Snyder . It is seventeen hours by boat from the mainland. [Shurtleff 1998, pg. 274]The island has probably been populated (at times, depending on volcanic activity) for several thousand years. It was abandoned after a great 15th century eruption, until it was resettled by people of the
Amami Islands in the 19th century.Snyder 1999, pg. 63]Notes
References
* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0802-03= Global Volcanism Program]
*Halper, Jon, ed. "Gary Snyder: Dimensions of a Life" (1991) Sierra Club Books. ISBN 0-87156-616-8
* Shurtleff, William and Aoyagi, Akiko (1998). "The Book of Tofu". ISBN 978-1580080132
*Snyder, Gary. "The Gary Snyder Reader" (1999) Counterpoint. ISBN 1-887178-90-2
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