Mount Shiretoko

Mount Shiretoko
知床岳
Mount Shiretoko Location of Mount Shiretoko in Japan.
Elevation	1,253.9 m (4,114 ft) [1]
Prominence	980 m (3,215 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Mount Higashi
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Location
Location	Hokkaidō, Japan
Range	Shiretoko Peninsula
Coordinates	44°14′9″N 145°16′26″E / 44.23583°N 145.27389°E / 44.23583; 145.27389Coordinates: 44°14′9″N 145°16′26″E / 44.23583°N 145.27389°E / 44.23583; 145.27389[1]
Topo map	Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 知床岳 50000:1 知床岬
Geology
Type	stratovolcano
Age of rock	Middle Pleistocene
Volcanic arc/belt	Kurile arc
Last eruption	200,000 years ago

Mount Shiretoko (知床岳, Shiretoko-dake^?) is a volcano located on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain consists of non-alkali mafic rocks, andesite.^[2][3] Mount Shiretoko is in Shari town, in Shari District of Abashiri Subprefecture.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Geospatial Information Authority topographical map 知床岳
2. ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/db084/kihon/hokkaido_e.xml. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
3. ^ "SHIRETOKO-DAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/227.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2010.