Mount Unabetsu
Other name海別岳
Elevation1419.3 m
Prominence910
Parent peakMount Rausu
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Pronunciationunabetsudake
LocationHokkaido, Japan
RangeShiretoko Peninsula
Coordinates43°52′25″N 144°51′56″E
TopoGeospatial Information Authority 25000:1 海別岳
25000:1 朱円
50000:1 斜里
AgeQuaternary
Volcanic arcKurile arc
Last eruptionca. 0.5 million years ago

Mount Unabetsu (海別岳, Unabetsu-dake) is a Quaternary stratovolcano.[1] Its summit is 1,419.3 metres (4,656 ft).[2] 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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "UNABETSU-DAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  2. ^ "ja:地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名: 海別岳(斜里)" (in Japanese). 25000:1 Topographical maps. Geographical Survey Institute. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
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