Suwanosejima

Suwanosejima
Native name:
Japanese: 諏訪之瀬島
Geography
LocationEast China Sea
Coordinates29°38′N 129°43′E / 29.633°N 129.717°E / 29.633; 129.717
ArchipelagoTokara Islands
Area27.66 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Coastline27.15 km (16.87 mi)
Highest elevation796 m (2612 ft)
Highest pointOtake
Administration
Japan
Kagoshima Prefecture
Demographics
Population48 (2004)
Pop. density1.73/km2 (4.48/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsRyukyuan, Japanese
Overall view of Suwanosejima. May, 2007.

Suwa-no-se Jima (諏訪之瀬島) is one of the Tokara Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture. The island covers 27.66 km² in area and has a population of 48 people. Although the island has an airport, there are no regularly scheduled services, and access is normally by ferry to the city of Kagoshima on the mainland. The island is about nine hours by boat from the mainland. The islanders are dependent mainly on agriculture, fishing and seasonal tourism.

Geography

Suwanosejima is the second largest of the islands in the Tokara archipelago, and is located 21 kilometres (11 nmi) southwest from Nakanoshima. The highest elevation is Otake (御岳), with a height of 796 metres (2,612 ft) above sea level, which is the exposed cone of an active stratovolcano arising from the ocean floor.

The local climate is classified as subtropical, with a rainy season from May through September.

History

Suwanosejima has been populated sporadically (depending on volcanic activity), for several thousand years. The island was once part of the Ryukyu Kingdom. During the Edo period, Suwanosejima was part of Satsuma Domain and was administered as part of Kawanabe District.

In 1896, the island was transferred to the administrative control of Ōshima District, Kagoshima, and from 1911 was administered as part of the village of Toshima, Kagoshima. From 1946-1952, the island was administered by the United States as part of the Provisional Government of Northern Ryukyu Islands.

It is the home of Buzoku, also called the Banyan Ashram, a commune founded in the 1960s by Sansei Yamao, Nanao Sakaki, and others, and home for a while to American poet and scholar Gary Snyder.

Eruptions

Suwanosejima was abandoned after a great 15th century eruption, until it was resettled by people of the Amami Islands in the 19th century.[1] After large-scale Plinian eruptions from 1813-1814, which ejected a large amount of scoria and saw lava flows to the west coast, the island was abandoned by its inhabitants again until 1883. Further eruptions occurred in 1877, 1914-1915, 1921, 1922-1925, 1938, 1940, 1949, 1950-1954, 1957-1999, 2001-2002 and 2004-present. One of the most active volcanic islands in the world, Suwanosejima recorded 156 volcanic eruptions in 2008 and 216 in 2009.

The most recent volcanic activity occurred on 14 January 2024, when Mount Otake erupted, expelling rocks more than a kilometer from its crater.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Snyder 1999, pg. 63
  2. ^ "Japan Meteorological Agency raises volcanic alert level for Suwanosejima island". NHK. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

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