Niseko Volcanic Group

Niseko Volcanic Group
Highest point
Peak	Nisekoannupuri
Elevation	1,308.0 m (4,291.3 ft)
Coordinates	42°52′30″N 140°39′32″E / 42.87500°N 140.65889°E / 42.87500; 140.65889Coordinates: 42°52′30″N 140°39′32″E / 42.87500°N 140.65889°E / 42.87500; 140.65889
Naming
Native name	ニセコ火山群 Niseko-kazangun
Geography
Niseko Volcanic Group Location in Japan#Location in Hokkaido Niseko Volcanic Group Niseko Volcanic Group (Hokkaido) Show map of JapanShow map of HokkaidoShow all
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Region	Shiribeshi Subprefecture
Districts	Abuta District, Isoya District and Iwanai District
Municipalities	Kutchan, Kyōwa, Niseko and Rankoshi
Borders on	Mount Raiden Volcanic Group and Mount Yōtei
Biome	alpine climate
Geology
Orogeny	island arc
Age of rock	Quaternary
Type of rock	volcanic

Niseko Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of active stratovolcanoes and lava domes situated in Hokkaidō, Japan. The volcanoes are younger than 400,000 years. The last eruption was 6,000 to 7,000 years ago. Today Iwaonupuri shows fumarolic activity.^[1]

List of peaks[]

Relief Map of Niseko-Raiden Volcano Group.
Niseko Volcano Group (Right)
Raiden Volcano Group (Left)

Niseko Volcanic Group[]

• (ニセコアンヌプリ)
• (イワオヌプリ)
• (Weisshorn, ワイスホルン)
• (ニトヌプリ)
• (チセヌプリ)
• (白樺山)
• (目国内岳)

Raiden Volcano Group[]

• Mount Raiden (雷電山)
• Mount Mekunnaidake (目国内岳)
• Mount Iwanaidake (岩内岳)

See also[]

• List of volcanoes in Japan

References[]

• "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

External links[]

• Niseko - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
• "Niseko: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). - Japan Meteorological Agency
• Niseko-Raiden Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
• Niseko: Global Volcanism Program - Smithsonian Institution

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