Earth:Shikaribetsu Volcanic Group

Short description: Volcanic group on the island of Hokkaido, Japan

Shikaribetsu Volcanic Group
Highest point
Peak	Mount Kita Petoutoru, Tokachi Subprefecture
Elevation	1,401 m (4,596 ft)
Coordinates
Naming
Native name	然別火山群 (Japanese) Shikaribetsu-kazangun (Japanese)
Geography
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Parent range	Ishikari Mountains
Biome	alpine climate
Geology
Orogeny	island arc
Age of rock	Quaternary
Type of rock	volcanic

Shikaribetsu volcanic group (然別火山群, Shikaribetsu-kazangun) is a volcanic group of lava domes surrounding Lake Shikaribetsu in Hokkaidō, Japan . The Shikaribetsu volcanic group is located in Daisetsuzan National Park. The volcanic group lies on the Kurile arc of the Pacific ring of fire.

The volcanic group includes the following peaks:

• Mount Higashi Nupukaushi
• Mount Nishi Nupukaushi
• Mount Tenbo
• Mount Hakuun

Shikaribetsu Volcanic Group as seen from the SSE. Mount Higashi Nupukaushi in the center left.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Japan

References

• "Shikaribetsu Group". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=285062. 
• Shikaribetsu Volcanic Group, Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST., 2006