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Mount Shokanbetsu 暑寒別岳
View from Uryū wetlands (July 2006)Elevation 1,491.6 m (4,894 ft) [1] Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height Location Location of Mount Shokanbetsu in Japan. Location Hokkaidō, Japan Range Shokanbetsudake Mountains Coordinates 43°42′57″N 141°31′23″E / 43.71583°N 141.52306°ECoordinates: 43°42′57″N 141°31′23″E / 43.71583°N 141.52306°E[1] Topo map Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 暑寒別岳
50000:1 留萌Geology Type volcanic Age of rock Late Miocene to Early Pliocene Mount Shokanbetsu (暑寒別岳 Shokanbetsu-dake ) is the highest mountain of the Shokanbetsudake Mountains. It is located on the border between Hokuryū, Shintotsukawa and Mashike, Hokkaidō, Japan. The peak is also known as Mashike Fuji (増毛富士 ).
Geology
Mount Shokanbetsu is made from non-alkaline mafic volcanic rock.[2]
References
- ^ a b Geospatial Information Authority topographic map 暑寒別岳
- ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan 1: 200,000. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. Feb. 18, 2010. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/db084/kihon/hokkaido_e.xml. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
Categories:- Mountains of Hokkaidō
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