Mount Nikkō-Shirane

Mount Nikkō-Shirane
日光白根山
The top of Mountain
Elevation	2,578 m (8,458 ft)
Listing	List of volcanoes in Japan
Location
Mount Nikkō-Shirane Honshū, Japan
Coordinates	36°47′55″N 139°22′33″E / 36.79861°N 139.37583°E / 36.79861; 139.37583Coordinates: 36°47′55″N 139°22′33″E / 36.79861°N 139.37583°E / 36.79861; 139.37583
Geology
Type	Shield volcano
Last eruption	1952

Mount Nikkō-Shirane (日光白根山, Nikkō-Shirane-san^?) is a shield volcano in the Nikkō National Park in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. It stands at 2,578m high, and is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

It should not be confused with Mount Kusatsu-Shirane elsewhere in Gunma Prefecture.

See also

Media related to Mount Nikko-Shirane at Wikimedia Commons

• List of volcanoes in Japan

References

• Global Volcanism Program

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