Karakunidake (韓国岳) or Mount Karakuni (1,700m) is a volcano in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It is part of Kirishima-Yaku National Park.[1][2]
Mount Karakuni | |
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Karakunidake | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 31°56′03″N 130°51′42″E / 31.93417°N 130.86167°E |
Geography | |
Mount Karakuni |
Karakunidake was named as such from two accounts before the Edo period: the first of which referred to the mountain's barren surface, and the second which claimed that climbers can see the distant Korean Peninsula across the sea.[3]
Some maps erroneously spell its name as "唐国岳" (Karakunidake), with the kanji "唐" in place of "韓".