Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group Explained

Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group
Native Name:	Japanese: ニペソツ・丸山火山群
Country:	Japan
Subdivision1:	Hokkaidō
Subdivision2 Type:	Subprefecture
Subdivision2:	Tokachi
Subdivision3 Type:	Districts
Settlement Type:	Municipalities
Parent:	Ishikari Mountains
Highest:	Mount Nipesotsu
Elevation M:	2012.9
Coordinates:	43.4561°N 143.0322°W
Geology:	volcanic
Orogeny:	island arc
Age:	Quaternary
Biome:	alpine climate
Map:	Japan#Japan Hokkaido

Nipesotsu-Maruyama is a volcanic group situated in Hokkaidō, Japan.^[1]

It is composed of several stratovolcanoes and lava domes, including:

• Mount Nipesotsu
• Mount Maru (Kamishihoro-Shintoku)
• Mount Tengu
• Mount Kotengu
• Mount Gunkan
• 1332 Meter Peak
• Mount Upepesanke

See also

• List of volcanoes in Japan

References

• 285061. Maruyama.

External links

• Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. 2006. Geological Survey of Japan. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). 2008-08-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080322094403/http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/index.htm. 2008-03-22.