Mount Shiretoko

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Mount Shiretoko
知床岳
Mt Shiretoko.JPG
Mt Shiretoko.
Highest point
Elevation1,253.9 m (4,114 ft)[1]
Prominence980 m (3,220 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Higashi
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates44°14′9″N 145°16′26″E / 44.23583°N 145.27389°E / 44.23583; 145.27389Coordinates: 44°14′9″N 145°16′26″E / 44.23583°N 145.27389°E / 44.23583; 145.27389[1]
Geography
Mount Shiretoko is located in Japan
Mount Shiretoko
Mount Shiretoko
Location of Mount Shiretoko in Japan.
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeShiretoko Peninsula
Topo mapGeospatial Information Authority 25000:1 知床岳
50000:1 知床岬
Geology
Age of rockMiddle Pleistocene
Mountain typestratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltKurile arc
Last eruption200,000 years ago

Mount Shiretoko (知床岳, Shiretoko-dake) is a volcano located on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain consists of non-alkali mafic rocks and andesite.[2][3] Mount Shiretoko is in Shari town, in Shari District of Abashiri Subprefecture.

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Geospatial Information Authority topographical map 知床岳
  2. ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ "SHIRETOKO-DAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2010.[permanent dead link]

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