Niseko Volcanic Group

Volcanic group on the island of Hokkaido, Japan
Niseko Volcanic Group is located in Japan
Niseko Volcanic Group
Niseko Volcanic Group
Location in Japan#Location in Hokkaido
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Niseko Volcanic Group is located in Hokkaido
Niseko Volcanic Group
Niseko Volcanic Group
Niseko Volcanic Group (Hokkaido)
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CountryJapanStateHokkaidōRegionShiribeshi SubprefectureDistrictsAbuta District, Isoya District and Iwanai DistrictMunicipalitiesKutchan, Kyōwa, Niseko and RankoshiBorders onMount Raiden Volcanic Group and Mount YōteiBiomealpine climateGeologyOrogenyisland arcAge of rockQuaternaryType of rockvolcanic

Niseko 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

Relief map of Niseko-Raiden Volcano Group.
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

  1. ^ "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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