Editing Kikai Caldera (section)

{{short description|Mostly-submerged caldera in the Ōsumi Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan}}
{{hatnote|Not to be confused with the island [[Kikaijima]] nor the town on it [[Kikai, Kagoshima]]}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Kikai Caldera
| native_name ={{native name|ja|鬼界カルデラ}}
| other_name = 
| etymology = 
| photo = Kikai Caldera Relief Map, SRTM, English.jpg
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| country = Japan
| subdivision1 = Kagoshima Prefecture
| subdivision2_type = Region
| subdivision2 = Ōsumi Islands
| subdivision3 = [[Kagoshima District, Kagoshima|Kagoshima District]]
| settlement_type = Municipality
| settlement = [[Mishima, Kagoshima|Mishima]]
| coordinates = {{coord|30.79|N|130.31|E|type:mountain_region:IT_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/kikai|title=Kikai {{!}} Volcano World {{!}} Oregon State University|website=volcano.oregonstate.edu|date=24 April 2011|language=en|access-date=2017-04-11}}</ref>
| subdivision4_type = Subdivisions
| subdivision4 = {{hlist|Mount Yahazu|Mount Iō (Iōjima)|Mount Inamura (Iōjima)|[[Iōjima, Kagoshima|Iōjima]]|Shin Iōjima|[[Takeshima, Kagoshima|Takeshima]]|Mount Nakasone|Mount Asase|Mount Shitakisone|Iō Tai|Takeshima Tai}}
| highest= Mount Iō (Iōjima)
| highest_location = [[Iōjima, Kagoshima|Iōjima]], Ōsumi Islands, Japan
| elevation_m = 704
| length_km = 17
| length_orientation = NS
| width_km = 20 
| width_orientation = EW
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| age = 6,300 to 95,000 years ago
| map =
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}}
{{nihongo|'''Kikai Caldera'''|鬼界カルデラ|Kikai karudera}} (alternatively '''Kikaiga-shima''', '''Kikai Caldera Complex''') is a massive, mostly submerged [[caldera]] up to {{convert|19|km|mi}} in diameter in the [[Ōsumi Islands]] of [[Kagoshima Prefecture]], Japan.<ref name="gbank">{{Cite web |title=噴火史 - Iwojima |url=https://gbank.gsj.jp/volcano/Act_Vol/satsumaioujima/vr/doc/012.html |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=gbank.gsj.jp}}</ref>