Hōei crater

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Hōei crater is a large flank crater on Mount Fuji in Japan, formed during the explosive Hōei eruption of 1707–1708 and now a prominent feature on the volcano’s southeastern slope.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flank crater
volcanic crater
associatedWithEvent Hōei earthquake of 1707 NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Japan
eruptionType explosive eruption
eruptiveProducts ash
lapilli
scoria
formationEndDate 1708
formationStartDate 1707
formedBy magmatic explosive activity
phreatomagmatic activity
formedDuring Hōei eruption NERFINISHED
geologicalAge Holocene NERFINISHED
hasFeature multiple overlapping vents
steep inner walls
tephra deposits
hasJapaneseName 宝永火口 NERFINISHED
hasViewOf Gotemba Plain NERFINISHED
Suruga Bay NERFINISHED
hazardType pyroclastic material
tephra fall
hostVolcano Mount Fuji NERFINISHED
isPartOf Fuji-Hakone-Izu volcanic region NERFINISHED
isTouristAttraction true
isVisibleFrom Gotemba area NERFINISHED
languageOfName Japanese
lastMajorActivity 1707–1708 Hōei eruption NERFINISHED
locatedIn Japan
Shizuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mount Fuji NERFINISHED
locatedOnSlope southeastern slope of Mount Fuji
managedBy Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park authorities NERFINISHED
namedAfter Hōei era NERFINISHED
nearSettlement Fujinomiya NERFINISHED
Gotemba NERFINISHED
orientation southeast
partOf Mount Fuji volcanic edifice NERFINISHED
partOfTrail Mount Fuji hiking routes NERFINISHED
significantEruptionYear 1707
usedFor educational field trips
volcanological research
volcanicArcOrBelt Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc NERFINISHED
volcanoTypeOfHost stratovolcano

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Hōei eruption createdFeature Hōei crater
Hōei eruption mainCrater Hōei crater