Mount Karakuni

Mount Karakuni
Mount Karakuni
Karakunidake
	Mount Karakuni, September 2008
Highest point
Elevation	1,700 m (5,600 ft)
Coordinates	31°56′03″N 130°51′42″E / 31.93417°N 130.86167°ECoordinates: 31°56′03″N 130°51′42″E / 31.93417°N 130.86167°E
Geography
	Mount Karakuni Kagoshima Prefecture - Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

Karakunidake (韓国岳) or Mount Karakuni (1,700m) is a mountain in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It is part of Kirishima-Yaku National Park.^[1]^[2]

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Karakunidake was named as such from two accounts before the Edo period: the first of which referred to the mountain's barren surface, and the second which claimed that climbers can see the distant Korean Peninsula across the sea.^[3]

Some maps erroneously spell its name as "唐国岳" (Karakunidake), with the kanji "唐" in place of "韓".

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Natural Parks Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
^ "Introducing places of interest: Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
^ Mt. Karakunidake - Japan National Tourism Organization

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[npf-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Natural Parks Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

[2] "Introducing places of interest: Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

[3] Mt. Karakunidake - Japan National Tourism Organization

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