Unzen Graben - Unzenchiko

Japanese: 雲仙地溝 - うんぜんちこう
Unzen Graben - Unzenchiko

…Shimabara City is located at the eastern foot of the mountain, facing Shimabara Bay. The Unzen Graben, a depression about 8 km wide, sandwiched between the east-west Chijiwa Fault and the Kanahama-Nunotsu Fault, crosses the center of Mount Unzen. The drop is about 200 m, and an active east-west fault has developed within the graben. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Unzen Graben" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…島原湾に面して,東山麓に島原市がある。 雲仙岳の中央部には,東西性の千々石((ちぢわ))断層と金浜‐布津断層に挟まれた幅約8kmの陥没地である雲仙地溝が横断している。その落ち込みは約200mで,地溝内には東西性活断層が発達している。…

※「雲仙地溝」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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