Mount Nikkō-Shirane

Mount Nikkō-Shirane
日光白根山
Highest point
Elevation 2,578 m (8,458 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,613 m (5,292 ft)[1]
Listing Ultra
List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates 36°47′54″N 139°22′27″E / 36.79833°N 139.37417°E / 36.79833; 139.37417Coordinates: 36°47′54″N 139°22′27″E / 36.79833°N 139.37417°E / 36.79833; 139.37417[1]
Geography
Mount Nikkō-Shirane

Japan

Location Honshū, Japan
Geology
Mountain type Lava dome, Lava flow[2]
Last eruption July to September 1952

Mount Nikkō-Shirane (日光白根山 Nikkō-Shirane-san) is a Lava dome, Lava flow[2] in the Nikkō National Park in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. It stands at 2,578m high, and is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

It should not be confused with Mount Kusatsu-Shirane elsewhere in Gunma Prefecture.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Japan Ultra-Prominences" (Listed here as "Oku-shirane-san"). Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  2. 1 2 Nikko Shirane San - Geological Survey of Japan

External links

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