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Mt. Fuji's last eruption was on December 16th, 1707 CE. This eruption was called the Hoei eruption. No one directly died as a result of the eruption, but many lost their lives due to volcanic activity. Damage to nearby homes and the tephra fallout reduced agricultural productivity in the region, causing many people to starve.

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Mount Fuji is a dormant volcano (not active).

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Mt Fuji Volcano, Japan - facts & information / VolcanoDiscovery / VolcanoDiscovery

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The volcano reaches a height of 3,776 meters (12,385 feet). The volcano reaches the highest elevation in Japan.

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The Japan Atlas offers visual presentations on a variety of topics to anyone interested in Japan.

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Latitude and longitude coordinates of Mount Fuji: 35.360638, 138.729050.

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Mount Fuji, Honshu, Japan Map Lat Long Coordinates

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Latitude longitude of Mount Fuji, Honshu, Japan coordinates are given in both decimal degrees and DMS format, see where Mount Fuji, Honshu, Japan is located on map and its elevation.

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Mount Fuji is located in Japan about 100 km west of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. It is near the Pacific Ocean coast in Yamanashi and Shizuoka; prefectures of central Honshu.

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Mount Fuji | Facts, Height, Location, & Eruptions

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Mount Fuji, Japanese Fuji-san, also spelled Fujisan, also called Fujiyama or Fuji no Yama, highest mountain in Japan. It rises to 12,388 feet (3,776 metres) near the Pacific Ocean coast in Yamanashi and Shizuoka ken (prefectures) of central Honshu, about 60 miles (100 km) west of the Tokyo-Yokohama…