Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group
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| Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group (ニペソツ・丸山火山群 Nipesotsu-Maruyama-kazangun) |
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 Mount Nipesotsu from Mount Tengu
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| Country | Japan |
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| State | Hokkaidō |
| Region | Tokachi Subprefecture |
| Districts | Katō District, Kamikawa District |
| Municipalities | Kamishihoro, Shintoku |
| Range | Ishikari Mountains |
| Highest point | Mount Nipesotsu |
| - elevation | 2,012.9 m (6,604 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°27′22″N 143°1′56″E / 43.45611°N 143.03222°E |
| Biome | alpine climate |
| Geology | volcanic |
| Orogeny | island arc |
| Period | Quaternary |
Nipesotsu-Maruyama is a volcanic group situated in Hokkaidō, Japan.[1]
It is composed of several stratovolcanoes and lava domes, including:
- Mount Nipesotsu
- Mount Maru (Kamishihoro-Shintoku)
- Mount Tengu
- Mount Kotengu
- Mount Gunkan
- 1332 Meter Peak
- Mount Upepesanke
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- "Nipesotsu-Maruyama". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0805-061.
- ^ "Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan". Geological Survey of Japan. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). 2006. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
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