Mount Unabetsu

Mount Unabetsu
海別岳
Mount Unabetsu.
Highest point
Elevation1,419.3 m (4,656 ft)[1]
Prominence910[1]
Parent peakMount Rausu
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates43°52′25″N 144°51′56″E / 43.87361°N 144.86556°E / 43.87361; 144.86556[1]
Naming
PronunciationJapanese: [unabetsudake]
Geography
Mount Unabetsu is located in Japan
Mount Unabetsu
Mount Unabetsu
Location of Mount Unabetsu in Japan.
LocationHokkaido, Japan
Parent rangeShiretoko Peninsula
Topo map(s)Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 海別岳
25000:1 朱円
50000:1 斜里
Geology
Rock ageQuaternary
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcKurile arc
Last eruptionca. 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]

See also

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. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.