Millennium Eruption
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The Millennium Eruption was a massive 10th-century volcanic event of Paektu Mountain, considered one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Millennium Eruption canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Plinian eruption
ⓘ
caldera-forming eruption ⓘ volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Millennium eruption of Changbaishan
NERFINISHED
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Millennium eruption of Paektu Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 946 CE ⓘ |
| ashDispersal |
Greenland ice cores
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
climatic impacts
ⓘ
historical records in East Asia ⓘ regional environmental change ⓘ |
| calderaDiameter | approximately 5 kilometers ⓘ |
| calderaName | Heaven Lake caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | subduction-related magmatism ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
1815 eruption of Mount Tambora
ⓘ
1883 eruption of Krakatoa ⓘ |
| eruptionColumnHeight | tens of kilometers ⓘ |
| eruptionOf |
Baekdu Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Changbaishan volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Paektu NERFINISHED ⓘ Paektu Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
ice core records
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tephrochronology ⓘ tree-ring records ⓘ |
| followedBy | post-caldera eruptions at Paektu Mountain ⓘ |
| impact |
long-distance transport of volcanic aerosols
ⓘ
sulfur injection into the stratosphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Asia
ⓘ
border region between China and North Korea ⓘ |
| magnitude | one of the largest eruptions of the last 2000 years ⓘ |
| precededBy | smaller pre-caldera eruptions of Paektu Mountain ⓘ |
| produced |
extensive tephra fall deposits
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ignimbrite ⓘ large caldera at Paektu Mountain ⓘ pumice ⓘ widespread ash deposits ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Japanese archipelago
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Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativePower | one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history ⓘ |
| researchField |
paleoclimatology
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tephrochronology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 10th century ⓘ |
| VEI | 7 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
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