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Revision as of 19:45, 6 November 2013

Mount Usu
有珠山 Usu-zan
A crater of Mount Usu (2013)
Highest point
Elevation733 m (2,405 ft)[1]
Coordinates42°32′28″N 140°50′35″E / 42.541°N 140.843°E / 42.541; 140.843
Geography
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeNasu Volcanic Zone
Topo mapGeographical Survey Institute 25000:1 壮瞥, 50000:1 虻田
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltNortheast Japan Arc
Last eruption2001

Mount Usu (有珠山, Usu-zan[2]) is an active stratovolcano in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It has erupted four times since 1900: in 1910, 1944–45 (which created Shōwa-shinzan), August 7, 1977,[3] and on March 31, 2000. To the north lies Lake Toya. Mount Usu formed on the southern rim of the caldera containing the lake.

Mount Usu and Shōwa-shinzan are major tourist attractions in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park. A ropeway on Mount Usu takes visitors to viewing platforms overlooking Shōwa-shinzan. The 1977 eruption is mentioned in passing in Alan Booth's travelogue, The Roads to Sata. The 2008 G8 Summit was held near Mount Usu at Lake Toya.[4]

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  1. ^ Geographical Survey Institute topographic map 壮瞥, last access 28 May 2008
  2. ^ Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan, Teikoku-Shoin Co., Ltd., ISBN 4-8071-0004-1
  3. ^ [1], last access 28 October 2010
  4. ^ Japan's Selects Hokkaido for 2008 Summit, last access 28 May 2008
  • "Usu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Geographical Survey Institute

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