Mt. Fuji is a Basaltic Stratovolcano. This volcano was “Born” from the base of Mt. Komitake about 100,000 years ago. The volcano that is today was formed over 2 generations of volcanic activity turning the “old” Mt. Fuji into the “new” Mt. Fuji. In 1707 was has been the latest eruption, or at least until now. In the 1707 there was an Edo Period, is caused an explosive eruption that created the Hoei crater and volcanic ash formed a vast volcanic plane to the eastern side of the mountain. Since then, there has been no eruptions. As a regular stratovolcano, Mt. Fuji has slopes and a wide skirt spreading in all directions. “The major source of Mt. Fuji’s volcanic activity is said to be subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Plate,
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Basaltic lava has a low viscosity and that is why the lava flows more freely making it slow over a wide area. Lava caves can be formed when lava begins to harden. If we were to look closely to the lava that just came out of the volcano, you can tell when it is cooling and hardening. Lava trees can be created when lava flows around trees, which the burn leaving hollowed out regions in the lava according to their shape. By looking at the Lava trees you can tell how the forest used to be before the eruption, also it can tell the direction the lava flowed. Rain, wind and snow have been slowly causing erosion and creating valleys along its surface. The largest valley that has been created because of this is the Osawa Valley, this valley is directly below the summit on the west side of the mountain which began forming barely 1,000 years ago. The east side of the mountain has been almost always covered in ash due to eruptions over the years. And if we compare the ash on the east side to the ash on the west side, there is almost none on the west side. The birth of Mt. Komitake is from 200 to 100 thousand years ago, this is the first mountain on the very bottom of Mt. Fuji. The ¨Old¨ …show more content…
The person who did it was a monk, but his name is unknown, so he is simply referred to as the anonymous monk. The weather in Mt. Fuji in about July in the daytime is about 41 degrees Fahrenhrenheiteit. And in August the temperature is about 44 degrees Fahrenheit. Close by the Mountain there is a lot of hotels that you can choose from. The price varies depending on what you like, the price is usually cheap, but you can go to some that will be very expensive. One interesting fcat about Mt. Fuji is that the shappe of the mountain is symmetrical, this is very unusual for a mountian, especially a Volcano. There is 5 Lakes that surround the mountain. The first lake is called: Lake Motosuko, Lake Kawaguchiko, Lake Shojiko, Lake Yamanakako, Lake Saliko. The Japanese proverb says, ¨He who climbs Mount Fuji once is a wise man, he who climbs it twice is a fool.¨ The definition of a stratovolcano is a large cone-shaped volcano. Mt. Fuji is made primarily of Basalt, which is somewhat unusualy from stratovolcanos. For almost 300 years the volcano has stayed quiet, and has not erupted, and has stayed in good shape. Stratovolcanoes are also known as compostite
Basaltic lava has a low viscosity and that is why the lava flows more freely making it slow over a wide area. Lava caves can be formed when lava begins to harden. If we were to look closely to the lava that just came out of the volcano, you can tell when it is cooling and hardening. Lava trees can be created when lava flows around trees, which the burn leaving hollowed out regions in the lava according to their shape. By looking at the Lava trees you can tell how the forest used to be before the eruption, also it can tell the direction the lava flowed. Rain, wind and snow have been slowly causing erosion and creating valleys along its surface. The largest valley that has been created because of this is the Osawa Valley, this valley is directly below the summit on the west side of the mountain which began forming barely 1,000 years ago. The east side of the mountain has been almost always covered in ash due to eruptions over the years. And if we compare the ash on the east side to the ash on the west side, there is almost none on the west side. The birth of Mt. Komitake is from 200 to 100 thousand years ago, this is the first mountain on the very bottom of Mt. Fuji. The ¨Old¨ …show more content…
The person who did it was a monk, but his name is unknown, so he is simply referred to as the anonymous monk. The weather in Mt. Fuji in about July in the daytime is about 41 degrees Fahrenhrenheiteit. And in August the temperature is about 44 degrees Fahrenheit. Close by the Mountain there is a lot of hotels that you can choose from. The price varies depending on what you like, the price is usually cheap, but you can go to some that will be very expensive. One interesting fcat about Mt. Fuji is that the shappe of the mountain is symmetrical, this is very unusual for a mountian, especially a Volcano. There is 5 Lakes that surround the mountain. The first lake is called: Lake Motosuko, Lake Kawaguchiko, Lake Shojiko, Lake Yamanakako, Lake Saliko. The Japanese proverb says, ¨He who climbs Mount Fuji once is a wise man, he who climbs it twice is a fool.¨ The definition of a stratovolcano is a large cone-shaped volcano. Mt. Fuji is made primarily of Basalt, which is somewhat unusualy from stratovolcanos. For almost 300 years the volcano has stayed quiet, and has not erupted, and has stayed in good shape. Stratovolcanoes are also known as compostite