Mount Ahoro

Mount Ahoro
阿幌岳
Mount Ahoro

Hokkaidō, Japan

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 / 43.51722; 144.07083Coordinates: 43°31′02″N 144°04′15″E / 43.51722°N 144.07083°E / 43.51722; 144.07083
Geography
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Akan Volcanic Complex
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 木禽岳
50000:1 斜里
Geology
Age of rock Late Miocene-Pliocene
Mountain type volcanic
Volcanic arc/belt 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 7 million to 1.7 million years old.[2]

References

  1. 網走川 (in Japanese). Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  2. "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.


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