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Aogashima: The World's Most Isolated City in the Middle of an Active Volcano
Like Indonesia, Japan is one of the countries in the Pacific ring of fire so that many active volcanoes can be found in this Sakura country, there is even one island in Japan where residents live side by side with Mount Merapi, the island is called Augashima which can be categorized as one of the most extreme islands to live on.
Augashima is a volcanic island located in the south of Japan which is about 358 km south of Tokyo and is part of the Izu Islands is the southernmost and most isolated inhabited island that is politically and administratively part of Japan but Geographically this region is not part of the Japanese Archipelago, the islands border the northeastern Philippine Sea and are located just north of the Bonin Islands ruled by Japan.
Aogashima Island has an interesting topography The island is surrounded by cliffs that make its shape similar to a large bowl When viewed from above, the shape of Aogashima Island is similar to a large bowl surrounded by high and steep cliffs Auggashima Island is formed by four calderas or large holes like cauldrons that overlap each other which means there is a caldera within the caldera This unique topography has its own origin, namely in 1785 Mountain It experienced a violent eruption which then formed a caldera on this island as a result of the eruption Aogashima Island was not inhabited for 50 years with Mount Merapi, but it is Mount Merapi itself Although it is very isolated with a length of 3.5 KM and a width of 2.5 KM.
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The island is home to about 206 brave people, the last eruption in 1785 that killed 140 people or half the population At that time, it did not make them afraid to make this Island their home, Augashima may have calmed down since its last eruption Nevertheless, it is an active mountain and it is only a matter of time until it once again shows off its dangerous eruption, but fortunately the volcanology has progressed so they can give a warning Early about the next eruption that makes people living in Augashima do not have to worry about a volcanic eruption.
The history of human settlement in Augoshima is not known with certainty Most of the people in Ogashima are Japanese The island is mentioned in the Edo period records kept on Haji jojima which recorded Volcanic activity in 1652 and from 1670 to 1680 today Aogashima Island has only one shop, one Post office, 2 bars, one elementary school and one high school, and for accommodation on the island there are some small and simple inns While most of Aogashima's population lives on the crater wall, most of them live from farming, although some of them live by being government employees.