Kaimondake Volcano

Kaimondake, or Mount Kaimon, is an undissected volcano – consisting of a basal stratovolcano and a small complex central lava dome – which rises to a height of 924 metres above sea level near the city of Ibusuki in southern Kyūshū, Japan.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 924 metres
  • Description: mountain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Hirakiki-dake”, “Kaimon Take”, “Kaimon-san”, “Kaimon-yama”, “Kaimondake”, “Mount Kaimon”, “Mount Kaimondake”, “Mt. Kaimon”, and “Satsuma Fuji

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kaimon Station and Higashi-Kaimon.

Railway station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, , . It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Railway station
Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, , . It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Railway station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, , . It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaimon-Kawashiri and Kaimon-Jutcho.

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Kaimondake Volcano

Latitude
31.17996° or 31° 10′ 48″ north
Longitude
130.52844° or 130° 31′ 42″ east
Elevation
924 metres (3,031 feet)
Open location code
8Q3G5GHH+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8050918563
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1860788
Wiki­data ID
Q713847
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Satellite Map

Discover Kaimondake Volcano from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Burmese to Western Panjabi—“Kaimondake Volcano” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: ခိုင်းမွန်တောင်
  • Cebuano: Kaimon Dake
  • Central Bikol: Bulkan Kaimondake
  • Chinese: 开闻岳
  • Chinese: 開聞岳
  • Czech: Ibusuki
  • Dutch: Kaimondake volcano
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل مونت كايمون
  • Esperanto: Kaimondake Vulkano
  • Esperanto: Vulkano Kaimondake
  • French: Fuji de Satsuma
  • French: Kaimon-dake
  • French: mont Kaimon
  • French: Mont Kaimon
  • German: Kaimon-dake
  • German: Satsuma-Fuji
  • Japanese: Kaimon-dake
  • Japanese: かいもんだけ
  • Japanese: 薩摩富士
  • Japanese: 開聞岳
  • Korean: 가이몬다케
  • Ladin: Mont Kaimon
  • Persian: آتش فشان کایمونداک
  • Persian: آتش فشان کایمونداکه
  • Persian: آتش‌فشان کایمونداکه
  • Persian: اتش فشان کایمونداک
  • Persian: اتش فشان کایمونداکه
  • Persian: کوه کایمون
  • Persian: کوه کایمونداک
  • Portuguese: Vulcão Kaimondake
  • Russian: Каймон
  • Russian: Сацума Фудзи
  • Slovak: Ibusuki
  • Spanish: Monte Kaimon
  • Turkish: Kaimon Dağı
  • Western Panjabi: کائمونڈاکے اگ پہاڑ

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 6th Station and 5th Station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mitke Shrine and Sennin Cave.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kaimondake Volcano”. Photo: 名古屋太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0.