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.
Mount Unabetsu | |
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海別岳 | |
Highest point | |
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 |
Coordinates | 43°52′25″N 144°51′56″E / 43.87361°N 144.86556°E[1] |
Naming | |
Pronunciation | Japanese: [unabetsudake] |
Geography | |
Location | Hokkaido, Japan |
Parent range | Shiretoko Peninsula |
Topo map(s) | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 海別岳 25000:1 朱円 50000:1 斜里 |
Geology | |
Rock age | Quaternary |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Kurile arc |
Last eruption | ca. 0.5 million years ago |
Geology
editThe mountain is made mainly of andesite and basalt.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- "Unabetsu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.