Mount Rausu
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| Mount Rausu | |
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| 羅臼岳 | |
 View from Shiretoko Pass (August 2009) |
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| Elevation | 1,660.4 m (5,448 ft) [1] |
| Listing | List of mountains in Japan List of volcanoes in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Location | |
 Mount Rausu
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| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Range | Shiretoko Peninsula |
| Coordinates | 44°4′33″N 145°7′21″E / 44.07583°N 145.1225°ECoordinates: 44°4′33″N 145°7′21″E / 44.07583°N 145.1225°E[1] |
| Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 羅臼 25000:1 知床峠 50000:1 羅臼 |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Age of rock | Holocene[2] |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Kuril arc [3] |
| Last eruption | 1800 ± 50 years[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble[3] |
Mount Rausu (羅臼岳 Rausu-dake) is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula on Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeastern most Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō.[2] It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.
Mount Rausu's opening festival is held annually on July 3. This day officially opens the climbing season.[3]
[edit] History
- June 1, 1964 - The region around Mount Rausu declared Shiretoko National Park[4]
- July 2005 - Shiretoko registered as a Natural World Heritage Site[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Geospatial Information Authority map 25000:1 羅臼, last access May 23, 2008
- ^ a b c "Rausu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0805-082. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ a b c Hunt, Paul (1988). Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails (First ed.). Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd.. pp. 11, 201. ISBN 0-87011-893-5.
- ^ "Shiretoko National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/shiretoko.html. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ "Cruising Tour of Shiretoko, Newly Registered Natural World Heritage". Hiragana Times. YAC Planning Inc. November 2005. http://www.hiraganatimes.com/hp/travel/discover/kiji229e.html. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
[edit] See also
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- World Heritage Site
- Shiretoko National Park
- List of mountains in Japan
- 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
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