Mount Onnebetsu (遠音別岳, Onnebetsu-dake) is a Quaternary stratovolcano.[3] Its summit is 1,330.4 metres (4,365 ft) above sea level.[1] It is located on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula on the border of Shari in Shari District, Okhotsk and Rausu in Menashi District, Nemuro.

Mount Onnebetsu
遠音別岳
Mount Onnebetsu
Highest point
Elevation1,330.4 m (4,365 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates43°59′36″N 145°0′48″E / 43.99333°N 145.01333°E / 43.99333; 145.01333[2]
Geography
Mount Onnebetsu is located in Japan
Mount Onnebetsu
Mount Onnebetsu
Location of Mount Onnebetsu in Japan.
LocationHokkaido, Japan
Parent rangeShiretoko Peninsula
Topo mapGeospatial Information Authority of Japan 25000:1 遠音別岳
25000:1 真鯉
50000:1 斜里
50000:1 標津 
Geology
Rock ageQuaternary
Mountain type(s)Stratovolcano and Lava dome
Volcanic arcKurile arc
Last eruptionca. 0.4–0.2 million years ago

Geology

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The mountain is made mainly of andesite.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Chiri-in chizu" 地理院地図 [Geographical Survey Institute map] (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Nihon no omona sangaku" 日本の主な山岳 [Japan's main mountains] (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Chinishibetsu on'nebetsu" 知西別・遠音別 [Chiseibetsu/Toonebetsu]. Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan (in Japanese). Geological Survey of Japan. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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