Mount Unabetsu Explained

Mount Unabetsu
Other Name:海別岳
Elevation M:1419.3
Prominence:910
Parent Peak:Mount Rausu
Map:Japan
Label Position:left
Listing:List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Pronunciation:pronounced as /ja/
Location:Hokkaido, Japan
Range:Shiretoko Peninsula
Coordinates:43.8736°N 144.8656°W
Topo:Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 海別岳
25000:1 朱円
50000:1 斜里
Type:Stratovolcano
Age:Quaternary
Volcanic Arc/Belt:Kurile arc
Last Eruption:ca. 0.5 million years ago

is a Quaternary stratovolcano.[1] Its summit is 1419.3m (4,656.5feet).[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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UNABETSU-DAKE. https://archive.today/20121219105743/http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/223.htm. dead. December 19, 2012. 2006. Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST.. 14 January 2010.
  2. Web site: http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=435236&l=1445236. ja: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. Geographical Survey Institute. Japanese. 14 January 2010.