Fossa Magna

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The blue line represents the fault, with the Fossa Magna shaded in orange. The red line indicates Median Tectonic Line.

Fossa Magna is a great rift lowland in Japan. It is a geological feature it forms the western boundary in Japan.[1][2] It is often confused with Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line. However, Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line is a line, In the other hand, Fossa Magna is not line. Fossa Magna refers to the "Great Crevasse" in Latin.[3] This name was named by Heinrich Edmund Naumann.[4]

Fossa Magna Museum[]

Fossa Magna Museum is a museum that is located in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture. It opened on April 25, 1994. It is part of Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark.[5] Itoigawa is located directly above Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line and is a place where you can observe a wide variety of rocks, minerals, geological structures and so on. In addition, There is Fossa Magna Park in Itoigawa.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ 第2版,世界大百科事典内言及, 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),精選版 日本国語大辞典,百科事典マイペディア,デジタル大辞泉,世界大百科事典. "フォッサマグナとは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. ^ "フォッサマグナと日本列島 | フォッサマグナミュージアム Fossa Magna Museum - 新潟県糸魚川市のヒスイとフォッサマグナのことが楽しく学べる博物館" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. ^ "フォッサマグナとは/糸魚川市". www.city.itoigawa.lg.jp. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  4. ^ 小項目事典,知恵蔵, ブリタニカ国際大百科事典. "フォッサ・マグナとは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  5. ^ "Itoigawa Global Geopark". Itoigawa Global Geopark. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  6. ^ "Fossa Magna Park". Guidoor. Retrieved 2021-07-05.


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