Kantō Mountains
Appearance
Kantō Mountains | |
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![]() View of Kantō Mountains with Mount Fuji in the background. | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Kitaokusenjo |
Elevation | 2,601 m (8,533 ft) |
Naming | |
Native name | |
Geography | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō region |
Range coordinates | 35°52′N 138°40′E / 35.867°N 138.667°E |
Parent range | Kantō Range |
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Kantō Mountains or Kantō Range (Japanese: 関東山地) is a mountain range on the west side of the Kanto Plain in central Japan.
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It stretches from the western part of the Kantō region to the eastern part of the Chubu region[1][2][3] and spans Gunma, Saitama, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Nagano, and Yamanashi prefectures.[1][4] The highest peak of the mountain range is Mount Kitaokusenjo (2,601m).
See also
[edit]- Chichibu Mountains
- Chichibu Tama Kai National Park
- Karisaka pass (Japan's Three Great Passes)
- Tanzawa Mountains
References
[edit]- ^ a b 第2版, 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),デジタル大辞泉,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,百科事典マイペディア,精選版 日本国語大辞典,世界大百科事典. "関東山地とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Kantō Range | mountains, Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "かんとうさんち【関東山地】 | か | 辞典". 学研キッズネット (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "【関東山地】とは・意味 | エキサイト辞書". エキサイト辞書 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
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