Hokkaido Koma-ga-take
| Mount Hokkaidō-Komagatake | |
|---|---|
| 北海道駒ヶ岳 | |
 View from Lake Ōnuma (August 2008) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,131 m (3,711 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of volcanoes in Japan |
| Coordinates | 42°03′48″N 140°40′38″E / 42.06333°N 140.67722°E |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Geography | |
| Topo map(s) | Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 駒ヶ岳 50000:1 室蘭 |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Quaternary |
| Mountain type | stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northeastern Japan Arc |
| Last eruption | September to November 2000 |
Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take (北海道駒ヶ岳, Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take), also Oshima Koma-ga-take (渡島駒ヶ岳), Oshima Fuji (渡島富士), or just Koma-ga-take (駒ヶ岳) is a 1,131 metres (3,711 ft) adesitic stratovolcano[1] on the border between Mori, Shikabe, and Nanae, all within the Oshima Subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan.
Occurrence of volcanic activity started some 30,000 years ago. Following roughly 5,000 years of dormancy, volcanic activity at Mount Koma-ga-take restarted at the start of the 17th century, triggering the Kan'ei Great Famine in 1640. Since then, there have been at least 50 recorded volcanic events at Mount Koma-ga-take.[2]
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Viewed from ESE.
References
- ^ "HOKKAIDO KOMA-GA-TAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ 神沼克伊,小山悦郎 日本の火山を科学する 日本列島津々浦々、あなたの身近にある108の活火山とは？ ソフトバンククリエイティブ 2011. ISBN 978-4797361308.
- Geographical Survey Institute
- Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan, Teikoku Shoin Co., Ltd., Tokyo 1990, ISBN 4-8071-0004-1
External links
Media related to Mount Hokkaido-Koma at Wikimedia Commons- Hokkaido-Komagatake - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
- "Hokkaido-Komagatake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Hokkaido-Komagatake Volcano - Geological Survey of Japan
- Hokkaido-Komagatake - Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program
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