Mount Raiden
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| Mount Raiden | |
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| 雷電山 | |
 Mount Raiden
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| Elevation | 1,211.3 m (3,974 ft) |
| Prominence | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Mekunnai |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Translation | Thunder and Lightning Mountain (Japanese) |
| Location | |
| Range | Mount Raiden Volcanic Group |
| Coordinates | 42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°ECoordinates: 42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°E |
| Topo map | Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雷電山 50000:1 島古丹 |
| Geology | |
| Type | pyroclastic cone |
| Age of rock | Quaternary |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northeastern Japan Arc |
Mount Raiden (雷電山 Raiden-yama) is an andesitic volcano[1] in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi , Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Raiden is a pyroclastic cone.[2] The mountain consists of primarily non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "RAIDEN-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/191.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0805-031. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/db084/kihon/hokkaido_e.xml. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
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