Mount Raiden Volcanic Group
Appearance
Mount Raiden Volcanic Group | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Mekunnai |
Elevation | 1,220 m (4,000 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°53′59″N 140°30′55″E / 42.89972°N 140.51528°E |
Naming | |
Native name | |
Geography | |
Country | Japan |
State | Hokkaidō |
Region | Shiribeshi Subprefecture |
Districts | Isoya District and Iwanai District |
Municipalities | Iwanai, Kyōwa and Rankoshi |
Borders on | Niseko Volcanic Group |
Biome | alpine climate |
Geology | |
Orogeny | island arc |
Age of rock | Quaternary |
Type of rock | volcanic |
Mount Raiden Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of active stratovolcanoes and lava domes situated in Hokkaidō, Japan. The volcanoes were active 1.4 million to 800,000 years ago.[1]
List of peaks
Name | Height | Type |
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Mount Mekunnai (目国内岳, Mekunnai-dake) | 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) | pyroclastic cone |
Mount Raiden (雷電山, Raiden-yama) | 1,211.3 metres (3,970 ft) | pyroclastic cone |
Mount Iwanai | - | - |
Mount Shakunage | - | - |
References
- ^ "RAIDEN-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved 2008-09-29.