Mount Rausu (羅臼岳, Rausu-dake) is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeasternmost Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō.[2] It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.
| Mount Rausu | |
|---|---|
| 羅臼岳 | |
 View from Sea of Okhotsk (August 2014) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,660.4 m (5,448 ft)[1] |
| Listing | List of mountains in Japan List of volcanoes in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Coordinates | 44°4′33″N 145°7′21″E / 44.07583°N 145.12250°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Rausu Location of Mount Rausu  Mount Rausu Mount Rausu (Japan) | |
| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Parent range | Shiretoko Peninsula |
| Topo map(s) | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 羅臼 25000:1 知床峠 50000:1 羅臼 |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Holocene[2] |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Kuril arc[3] |
| Last eruption | 1800 ± 50 years[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble[3] |
Mount Rausu's opening festival is held annually on July 3. This day officially opens the climbing season.[3]
In the past 2,200 years Mount Rausu is believed to have erupted thrice, with a Plinian Eruption roughly 1,400 years ago and a pyroclastic flow about 500 years ago.[4]
History
edit- June 1, 1964 - The region around Mount Rausu declared Shiretoko National Park[5]
- July 2005 - Shiretoko registered as a Natural World Heritage Site[6]
Gallery
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Viewed from the SSW. -
Rausu-Shiretoko Io Volcano Group. Rausu (lower left) -
The mountains of Shiretoko Peninsula from Mount Rausu (July 2007). In the foreground is Mitsumine, in the middle field is Mount Sashirui, and in the background is Mount Iō
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Geospatial Information Authority map 25000:1 羅臼, last access May 23, 2008
- ^ a b c "Rausudake". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ a b c Hunt, Paul (1988). Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails (First ed.). Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd. pp. 11, 201. ISBN 0-87011-893-5.
- ^ 神沼克伊,小山悦郎 日本の火山を科学する 日本列島津々浦々、あなたの身近にある108の活火山とは？ ソフトバンククリエイティブ 2011. ISBN 978-4797361308.
- ^ "Shiretoko National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ "Cruising Tour of Shiretoko, Newly Registered Natural World Heritage". Hiragana Times. YAC Planning Inc. November 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
External links
edit- Rausudake - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
- "Rausudake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Rausu-Shiretoko Io Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
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