Mount Ashitaka

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Mount Ashitaka
Mount Ashitaka 20120203.jpg
Southeast Side
Highest point
PeakMount Echizen-dake
Elevation1,504 m (4,934 ft)
Dimensions
Length7 km (4.3 mi) Southwest-Northeast
Width6 km (3.7 mi) Northwest-Southeast
Naming
Native name愛鷹山 (Japanese)
Geography
CountryJapan
PrefectureShizuoka
Range coordinates35°13′37″N 138°48′11″E / 35.227°N 138.803°E / 35.227; 138.803Coordinates: 35°13′37″N 138°48′11″E / 35.227°N 138.803°E / 35.227; 138.803
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Ashitaka
Ashitaka
Mount Ashitaka (Japan)

Mount Ashitaka (愛鷹山, Ashitakayama) is an eroded stratovolcano in the area south-east of Mount Fuji, Japan. Its highest peak, 1,504 metres (4,934 ft) high,[1] is Mount Echizen-dake, but the complex is named after its secondary peak, Ashitaka-yama, 1,188 m (3,898 ft) high.

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Mount Ashitaka is located in 100x100
Ashitaka(1188)
Ashitaka(1188)
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Ihaidake(1458)
Kurodake(1087)
Kurodake(1087)
Ōtake(1262)
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Yobikodake(1310)
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Maedake(1336)
Topographic map of Ashitaka Volcano

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See Also

References

  1. ^ Karátson, D. "Erosion calderas: origins, processes, structural and climatic control," Bulletin of Volcanology Vol. 61 (1999), pp. 179 [PDF 6 of 20]; Retrieved 2012-6-21.

The page incorporated material from Japanese Wikipedia page 愛鷹山, accessed 23 April 2019

External links

  • "Ashitaka". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  • Ashitaka Yama - Geological Survey of Japan