Earth:Mount Onnebetsu
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Short description: Quaternary stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido in Japan
| Mount Onnebetsu | |
|---|---|
| 遠音別岳 | |
 Mount Onnebetsu | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,330.2 m (4,364 ft) [1] |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 43°59′36″N 145°0′48″E / 43.99333°N 145.01333°E [1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Onnebetsu Location of Mount Onnebetsu in Japan. | |
| Location | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Parent range | Shiretoko Peninsula |
| Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 遠音別岳 25000:1 真鯉 50000:1 斜里 50000:1 標津 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Quaternary |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano and Lava dome |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Kurile arc |
| Last eruption | ca. 0.4-0.2 million years ago |
Mount Onnebetsu (遠音別岳 Onnebetsu-dake) is a Quaternary stratovolcano.[2] Its summit is 1,330.2 metres (4,364 ft) above sea level.[1] It is located on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula on the border of Shari in Shari District, Abashiri and Rausu in Menashi District, Nemuro.
Geology
The mountain is made mainly of andesite.[2]
See also
- List of volcanoes in Japan
- List of mountains in Japan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Geospatial Information Authority topographical map 遠音別岳
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ONNEBETSU-DAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 26 August 2008. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/224.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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