Aira Caldera

Aira Caldera is a gigantic volcanic caldera located on the southern end of , Japan. It is believed to have been formed about 30,000 years ago with a succession of pyroclastic surges.
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Photo: NASA, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shinjima.

Islet
Photo: Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sakurajima-Shirahamacho and Komencho.

Quarter
Photo: Sakoppi, CC BY 3.0.
is a quarter.

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is a quarter.

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is a quarter.

Aira Caldera

Latitude
31.6515° or 31° 39′ 5″ north
Longitude
130.6994° or 130° 41′ 58″ east
Open location code
8Q3GMM2X+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1280126650
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q1198576
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Satellite Map

Discover Aira Caldera from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Aira Caldera” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كلديرا آيرا”
  • Basque: “Aira Caldera”
  • Basque: “Aira galdara”
  • Catalan: “caldera d’Aira”
  • Chinese: “姶良火山臼”
  • Chinese: “姶良破火山口”
  • Dutch: “Aira Caldera”
  • Dutch: “Aira-caldera”
  • Finnish: “Airan kaldera”
  • French: “caldeira d’Aira”
  • French: “Caldeira d’Aira”
  • German: “Aira-Caldera”
  • Hungarian: “Aira-kaldera”
  • Indonesian: “Kaldera Aira”
  • Japanese: “姶良カルデラ”
  • Korean: “아이라 칼데라”
  • Polish: “Aira”
  • Portuguese: “Aira”
  • Russian: “Айра”
  • Slovenian: “kaldera Aira”
  • Spanish: “Caldera Aira”
  • Ukrainian: “Айра (кальдера)”
  • Ukrainian: “Айра”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Shinjimacho and Sakurajima-Matsuuracho.

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Highlights include 猪ノ子島 and Nakanoshima.

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