Mount Raiden Volcanic Group Explained

Mount Raiden Volcanic Group
Country:Japan
Subdivision1:Hokkaidō
Subdivision2 Type:Region
Subdivision2:Shiribeshi Subprefecture
Subdivision3 Type:Districts
Settlement Type:Municipalities
Borders On:Niseko Volcanic Group
Highest:Mount Mekunnai
Elevation M:1220
Coordinates:42.8997°N 140.5153°W
Geology:volcanic
Orogeny:island arc
Age:Quaternary
Biome:alpine climate

Mount Raiden Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of active stratovolcanoes and lava domes situated in Hokkaidō, Japan. The volcanoes were active 1.4 million to 800,000 years ago.[1]

List of peaks

NameHeightType
1220m (4,000feet)pyroclastic cone
1211.3m (3,974.1feet)pyroclastic cone
Mount Iwanai--
Mount Shakunage--

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RAIDEN-YAMA. https://archive.today/20121221025123/http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/191.htm. dead. December 21, 2012. 2006. Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2008-09-29.