On-take

volcano, Japan

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geography of Kagoshima

  • Kagoshima, Japan, with On-take (volcano) across the bay
    In Kagoshima

    …(Sakura-jima), with its active volcano On-take, originally was a true island in the bay until an eruption in 1914 connected it to the eastern shore of the mainland. Rough topography, volcanic-ash soil, and relative isolation limit agriculture to grains, tobacco, and sweet potatoes. Forests in the interior are exploited, and…

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