Minami-Hiyoshi (center) is seen in this Japan Coast Guard bathymetric image with N to the right. Periodic water discoloration and water-spouting have been reported over this submarine volcano since 1975 along with audible detonations and an explosion. Minami-Hiyoshi lies near the SE end of a coalescing chain of seamounts. Naka-Hiyoshi (upper right) lies to the NW and Ko-Hiyoshi seamount (left) to the SSE.

Image courtesy of HOD Japan Coast Guard (http://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/jhd-E).

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Minami-Hiyoshi