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Smith Island (Japan), the Glossary

Index Smith Island (Japan)

is a volcanic, deserted island located in the Philippine Sea approximately off the coast of Aogashima, near the southern end of the Izu archipelago, Japan.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Aogashima, Basalt, Caldera, Hachijō Subprefecture, Izu Islands, Japan, List of islands of Japan, List of volcanoes in Japan, Lists of islands, Olivine, Philippine Sea, Prefectures of Japan, Stack (geology), Subprefectures of Japan, Tokyo, Types of volcanic eruptions, Uninhabited island, Volcano.

  2. Extinct volcanoes of Asia
  3. Islands of Tokyo
  4. Izu Islands
  5. Stacks of Japan

Aogashima

is a volcanic island to the south of Japan in northernmost Micronesia. Smith Island (Japan) and Aogashima are islands of Tokyo and Izu Islands.

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Basalt

Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.

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Caldera

A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption.

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Hachijō Subprefecture

is a subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. Smith Island (Japan) and Hachijō Subprefecture are Izu Islands and Tokyo geography stubs.

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Izu Islands

The are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. Smith Island (Japan) and Izu Islands are islands of Tokyo.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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List of islands of Japan

Japan is an island country of 14,125 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited.

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List of volcanoes in Japan

This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan.

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Lists of islands

This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications.

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Olivine

The mineral olivine is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula.

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Philippine Sea

The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippine Archipelago (hence the name) and the largest sea in the world, occupying an estimated surface area of.

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Prefectures of Japan

Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (todōfuken), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.

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Stack (geology)

A stack or sea stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion.

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Subprefectures of Japan

are a Japanese form of self-government which focuses on local issues below the prefectural level.

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Tokyo

Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.

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Types of volcanic eruptions

Several types of volcanic eruptions—during which material is expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure—have been distinguished by volcanologists.

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Uninhabited island

An uninhabited island, desert island, or deserted island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans.

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Volcano

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

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See also

Extinct volcanoes of Asia

Islands of Tokyo

Izu Islands

Stacks of Japan

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Island_(Japan)