Mount Unabetsu

      Mount Unabetsu
      海別岳
      Mount Unabetsu is located in Japan
      Mount Unabetsu
      Location of Mount Unabetsu in Japan.
      Elevation 1,419.3 m (4,656 ft)[1]
      Prominence 910[1]
      Parent peak Mount Rausu
      Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
      Pronunciation Japanese: [unabetsudake]
      Location
      Location Hokkaido, Japan
      Range Shiretoko Peninsula
      Coordinates 43°52′25″N 144°51′56″E / 43.87361°N 144.86556°E / 43.87361; 144.86556Coordinates: 43°52′25″N 144°51′56″E / 43.87361°N 144.86556°E / 43.87361; 144.86556[1]
      Topo map Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 海別岳
      25000:1 朱円
      50000:1 斜里
      Geology
      Type Stratovolcano
      Age of rock Quaternary
      Volcanic arc/belt Kurile arc
      Last eruption ca. 0.5 million years ago

      Mount Unabetsu (海別岳 Unabetsu-dake?) is a quaternary stratovolcano.[2] Its summit is 1,419.3 metres (4,656 ft).[1] It is located on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula on the border of Shari in Shari District, Abashiri and Shibetsu in Shibetsu District, Nemuro.

      Geology

      The mountain is made mainly of andesite and basalt.[2]

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      References

      1. ^ a b c d "地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名: 海別岳(斜里)". 25000:1 Topographical maps (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. Retrieved 14 January 2010. 
      2. ^ a b "UNABETSU-DAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2010. 
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