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15, p. 64), blowing coarse products as well as fine dust to the 

 northwest, north and northeast, along the foot of the main volcanic 

 cone, wliich locally deflected the course of projectiles to a northerly 

 direction. Coarse éjecta are therefore remarkably absent on the 

 southwestern coast of Sakura-jima. 



Pig. 26. — Distribution of éjecta in Southern Kyushu. 



Main volcanic ejections occurred from the first moment of 

 subaërial activity till 4 a.isi. of the next day, the 13tli. Meanwhile 

 the wind changed to W.N.W., driving the showers of lapilli to 

 the province of Osumi [see Sketch-map, Text-fig. 26). The fine 

 dust was thrown up to a height of 18 km., as was estimated by 

 the Station-master of Kagoshima, though this stands far below 

 that of tlie Krakatoa eruption, which was from 27 to 29 km. {see 



