Mount Kusatsu-Shirane

Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
Viewed from the SE.
Highest point
Elevation	2,171 m (7,123 ft)
Coordinates	36.620°N 138.535°E / 36.620; 138.535
Naming
Native name	草津白根山 Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Geography
Location	Honshū, Japan
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcanoes
Last eruption	July to December 1983

Mount Kusatsu-Shirane (草津白根山, Kusatsu Shirane-san) is a 2160-meter active volcano in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount Nikkō-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture. The summit of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, located immediately north of Asama volcano, consists of a series of overlapping pyroclastic cones and three crater lakes. The largest of these is Yu-gama, an acidic turquoise-colored lake with rafts of yellow sulfur floating on its surface.

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  Relief Map of Kusatsu-Shirane Volcano
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  Famous Yugama crater

See also

• List of volcanoes in Japan

External links

• Kusatsu-Shiranesan - Japan Meteorological Agency Template:Ja icon
• Template:PDF - Japan Meteorological Agency
• Kusatsu-Shirane Volcano - Geological Survey of Japan
• Kusatsu-Shiranesan - Smithsonian Institution: Global Volcanism Program