Niseko Volcanic Group

Niseko Volcanic Group (ニセコ火山群 Niseko-kazangun)
Volcanic Group
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Region	Shiribeshi Subprefecture
Districts	Abuta District, Isoya District, Iwanai District
Municipalities	Kutchan, Kyōwa, Niseko, Rankoshi
Borders on	Mount Raiden Volcanic Group, Mount Yōtei
Highest point	Nisekoannupuri
- elevation	1,308.0 m (4,291 ft)
- coordinates	42°52′30″N 140°39′32″E / 42.875°N 140.65889°E / 42.875; 140.65889
Biome	alpine climate
Geology	volcanic
Orogeny	island arc
Period	Quaternary

Niseko Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of active stratovolcanoes and lava domes situated in Hokkaidō, Japan. The volcanoes are younger than 400,000 years. The last eruption was 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. Today Iwaonupuri shows fumarolic activity.^[1]

List of peaks

• Nisekoannupuri (避難小)
• Iwaonupuri
• Nitonupuri
• Chisenupuri
• Waisuhorun

References

• "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0805-031. 

1. ^ "NISEKO Volcano Group". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/192.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-28.