Mount Shiretoko
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| Mount Shiretoko | |
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| 知床岳 | |
 Mount Shiretoko
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| Elevation | 1,253.9 m (4,114 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 980 m (3,215 ft) [1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Higashi |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Location | |
| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Range | Shiretoko Peninsula |
| Coordinates | 44°14′9″N 145°16′26″E / 44.23583°N 145.27389°ECoordinates: 44°14′9″N 145°16′26″E / 44.23583°N 145.27389°E[1] |
| Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 知床岳 50000:1 知床岬 |
| Geology | |
| Type | stratovolcano |
| Age of rock | Middle Pleistocene |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Kurile arc |
| Last eruption | 200,000 years ago |
Mount Shiretoko (知床岳 Shiretoko-dake) is a volcano located on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain consists of non-alkali mafic rocks, andesite.[2][3] Mount Shiretoko is in Shari town, in Shari District of Abashiri Subprefecture.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Geospatial Information Authority topographical map 知床岳
- ^ "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 5 May 2010.
- ^ "SHIRETOKO-DAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/227.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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