Mount Shiretoko

Mount Shiretoko
知床岳
Mount Shiretoko
Highest point
Elevation1,253.9 m (4,114 ft)[1]
Prominence980 m (3,220 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Higashi
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates44°14′9″N 145°16′26″E / 44.23583°N 145.27389°E / 44.23583; 145.27389[1]
Geography
Mount Shiretoko is located in Japan
Mount Shiretoko
Mount Shiretoko
Location of Mount Shiretoko in Japan.
LocationOkhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
Parent rangeShiretoko Peninsula
Topo map(s)Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 知床岳
50000:1 知床岬
Geology
Rock ageMiddle Pleistocene
Mountain typestratovolcano
Volcanic arcKurile arc
Last eruption200,000 years ago

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

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See also

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. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ "SHIRETOKO-DAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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