Shirasu-Daichi

Shirasu-Daichi (シラス台地) is a broad pyroclastic plateau in southern Japan. It covers almost all of southern Kyūshū, which was formed by pyroclastic flows. It covers more than half of Kagoshima Prefecture, as well as 16% of Miyazaki Prefecture.[1]

References
  1. 寺園貞夫　「シラスの堆積とその浸食地形」　『シラス台地研究』

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