JUAN PABLO GIRALDO and NICOLAS SAAVEDRA LOCATION Located on Honshu Island at 377624 m 12389 ft An active strato volcano that last erupted in 170708 Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometers 60 mi southwest of Tokyo and can be seen from there on a clear day Mount Fujis exceptionally sy ID: 402196
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MOUNT FUJI
JUAN PABLO GIRALDO and NICOLAS SAAVEDRASlide2
LOCATION
Located on Honshu Island at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft.). An active strato volcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometers (60 mi) south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped several months a year, is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers.Slide3
FEATURES
Mt. Fuji is also Japan's largest volcano, which last erupted about 300 years ago, causing damage to the
bout
100,000 years ago. Its current beautiful cone shape was formed over two generations of volcanic activity turning the old Mt. Fuji into the current Mt. Fuji. Recent research also suggests there may have been a volcanic predecessor to Mt.
Komitake
also
.Slide4
FACTS
Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano with a towering symmetrical volcanic cone. The mountain formed in four phases of volcanic activity which began 600,000 years ago. Mount Fuji's last eruption occurred from December 16, 1707.
Mount Fuji is the most climbed mountain in the world with over 100,000 people trekking to the summit every year.
Mount Fuji is 62 miles (100 kilometers) from
Tokio
, which can be seen from there in clear days.Slide5
REFERENCES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Fuji
http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/77/89877-004-6E37274C.gif
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/mount-fuji/?ar_a=1
http://jnto.org.au/mt-fuji-and-lake-kawaguchi-autumn-leaves-yamanashi-winery-visit-and-lake-sagami-light-displays/