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Reaching 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. Located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas, the mountain's summit straddles the border separating China and Nepal.The mountain's height was first determined in 1856. May 16, 1975: Junko Tabei of Japan becomes the first woman to summit Everest. 2  May 3, 1980: Japanese climber Yasuo Kato is the first non-Sherpa to reach the summit a second time, following his original 1973 summit.
Seismologists detected increased seismic and volcanic activity in the region prior to the eruption, but no preparations were made. Mount Ontake is one of Japanâs 110 active volcanoes, and this event is reported to be âthe worst volcanic disaster in Japan for 90 years.â (BBC). Image retrieved from BBCnews.s previously mentioned, Mt. Ontake underwent a phreatic eruption (aka ultravulcanian eruption) which occurs when magma heats ground or surface water. The hydrothermal reaction results in an explosive ejection of steam, water, ash, rock, and volcanic bombs and debris.