Mount Meakan Explained

Mount Meakan
Elevation M:1499
Listing:List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
List of volcanoes in Japan
100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Location:Hokkaidō, Japan
Range:Akan Volcanic Complex
Map:Japan Hokkaido
Coordinates:43.3864°N 144.0089°W
Topo:Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雌阿寒岳
25000:1 オンネト
50000:1 阿寒湖
50000:1 上足寄
Type:stratovolcano
Age:Late Pleistocene-Holocene
Volcanic Arc/Belt:Kurile arc
Last Eruption:November 2008

is an active stratovolcano located in Akan National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the tallest mountain in the Akan Volcanic Complex.[1] The volcano consists of nine overlapping cones that grew out of the Akan caldera, on the shores of Lake Akan. Mount Meakan has a triple crater at its summit. According to its name and local legend, Mount Meakan is the female counterpart to Mount Oakan on the other side of Lake Akan.

Geography

There are two ponds in the crater, 赤沼 (Sekinuma, Red Pond) and 青沼 (Aonuma, Blue Pond).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hunt, Paul. Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails. Kodansha International. Tokyo and New York. 1988. First. 195–200. 32: Climbing an Active Volcano: Meakan-dake (雌阿寒岳). 0-87011-893-5.