Mount Ahoro
Mount Ahoro | |
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阿幌岳 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 977 m (3,205 ft) |
Listing | Mountains and hills of Japan |
Coordinates | 43°31′02″N 144°04′15″E / 43.51722°N 144.07083°E |
Geography | |
Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Parent range | Akan Volcanic Complex |
Topo map(s) | Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 木禽岳 50000:1 斜里 |
Geology | |
Rock age | Late Miocene-Pliocene |
Mountain type | volcanic |
Volcanic arc | Kurile arc |
Mount Ahoro (阿幌岳, Ahoro-dake) is a mountain in Tsubetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the source of the Abashiri River.[1] The mountain is made up of non-alkaline mafic volcanic rock that is 1.7 million to 7 million years old.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 網走川 (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2011-07-10. N3(102) per legend; located just northwest of Mt. Oakan (1370m). Map shows 978m elevation.