MOUNT FUJI By Aidan DIAGRAM PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE

MOUNT FUJI By Aidan

DIAGRAM

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VOLCANO

WHICH STATUS IS MOUNT FUJI • Mount Fuji is classified to be an active volcano, but some say Mount Fuji is inactive. • The last eruption of Mount Fuji is in 1707

HOW THE VOLCANO WAS FORMED • the volcano was formed in 286 BCE by an earthquake. The truth is somewhat more complex. The age of Fuji is disputed, but it seems to have formed during the past 2. 6 million years on a base dating from up to 65 million years ago; the first eruptions and the first peaks probably occurred some 600, 000 years ago. The present-day mountain is a composite of three succesive volcanoes: at the bottom is Komitake, which was surmounted by Ko Fuji (“Old Fuji”) and, finally, by the most recent, Shin Fuji (“New Fuji”). Over the millennia, the lava and other ejecta from Ko Fuji covered most of Komitake, although the top of the latter’s cone continued to protrude from the slope of Ko Fuji.

FACTS • Mount Fuji is 3, 766. 24 meters high (12, 389. 2 feet). It is the highest mountain in Japan. • At the summit where the volcano’s crater is, there are eight peaks. • Mt. Fuji has a very distinctive cone shape, which is very unusual for a volcano. • The volcano is also known for being home of the warrior culture in Japan – the Samurais used the area for training.

SOURCE • https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Mount_Fuji