Mount_Unabetsu Knowpia

Mount Unabetsu
Mount Unabetsu
海別岳
	Mount Unabetsu.
Highest point
Elevation	1,419.3 m (4,656 ft)
Prominence	910
Parent peak	Mount Rausu
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	43°52′25″N 144°51′56″E / 43.87361°N 144.86556°E
Naming
Pronunciation	Japanese: [unabetsudake]
Geography
	Mount Unabetsu Location of Mount Unabetsu in Japan.
Location	Hokkaido, Japan
Parent range	Shiretoko Peninsula
Topo map	Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 海別岳; 25000:1 朱円; 50000:1 斜里
Geology
Age of rock	Quaternary
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Kurile arc
Last eruption	ca. 0.5 million years ago

Mount Unabetsu (海別岳, Unabetsu-dake) is a Quaternary stratovolcano.^[2] Its summit is 1,419.3 metres (4,656 ft).^[1] It is located on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula on the border of Shari in Shari District, Abashiri and Shibetsu in Shibetsu District, Nemuro.

Geology edit

The mountain is made mainly of andesite and basalt.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名：海別岳(斜里). 25000:1 Topographical maps (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b "UNABETSU-DAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.