Mount Onnebetsu

Mount Onnebetsu
遠音別岳
Mount Onnebetsu

Location of Mount Onnebetsu in Japan.

Highest point
Elevation 1,330.2 m (4,364 ft)[1]
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 43°59′36″N 145°0′48″E / 43.99333°N 145.01333°E / 43.99333; 145.01333Coordinates: 43°59′36″N 145°0′48″E / 43.99333°N 145.01333°E / 43.99333; 145.01333[1]
Geography
Location Hokkaido, Japan
Parent range Shiretoko Peninsula
Topo map Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 遠音別岳
25000:1 真鯉
50000:1 斜里
50000:1 標津
Geology
Age of rock Quaternary
Mountain type Stratovolcano and Lava dome
Volcanic arc/belt Kurile arc
Last eruption ca. 0.4-0.2 million years ago

Mount Onnebetsu (遠音別岳 Onnebetsu-dake) is a quaternary stratovolcano.[2] Its summit is 1,330.2 metres (4,364 ft).[1] It is located on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula on the border of Shari in Shari District, Abashiri and Rausu in Menashi District, Nemuro.

Geology

The mountain is made mainly of andesite.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Geospatial Information Authority topographical map 遠音別岳
  2. 1 2 "ONNEBETSU-DAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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