Niseko Volcanic Group
Volcanic group on the island of Hokkaido, Japan
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Niseko Volcanic Group
Location in Japan#Location in Hokkaido
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Niseko Volcanic Group
Niseko Volcanic Group (Hokkaido)
Show map of HokkaidoNiseko 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
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Niseko Volcano Group (right),
Raiden Volcano Group (left).
Niseko Volcanic Group
- Mount Niseko Annupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ)
- Mount Iwaonupuri (イワオヌプリ)
- Mount Waisuhorun (Weisshorn, ワイスホルン)
- Mount Nitonupuri (ニトヌプリ)
- Mount Chisenupuri (チセヌプリ)
- Mount Shirakaba (白樺山)
- Mount Mekunnaidake (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
References
- "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ "NISEKO Volcano Group". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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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