Izu Islands

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The smoking volcano of Mount Mihara on Ō Island, one of the Izu Islands, Japan

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Izu Islands: Media

archipelago, Japan

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The smoking volcano of Mount Mihara on Ō Island, one of the Izu Islands, Japan

The smoking volcano of Mount Mihara on Ō Island, one of the Izu Islands, Japan

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