Prominence 1,745 m (5,725 ft) Last eruption 1919 | Elevation 2,038 m | |
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Similar Mount Hayachine, Mount Akita‑Komagatake, Mount Iwaki, Mt Himekami, Mount Chōkai | ||
Mount Iwate (岩手山, Iwate-san) is a stratovolcano complex located northwest of the city of Morioka in western Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan. The mountain is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains in a book composed in 1964 by mountaineer/author Kyūya Fukada.
Contents
- Map of Mount Iwate Other Hachimantai Iwate Prefecture 028 7100 Japan
- Mount iwate in japan as seen from a helicopter
- Geology
- References
Map of Mount Iwate, (Other), Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture 028-7100, Japan
Mount iwate in japan as seen from a helicopter
Geology
Mount Iwate consists of a younger eastern symmetrical stratovolcano (Higashi-Iwate, "East Iwate") overlapping an older western stratovolcano (Nishi-Iwate, "West Iwate") which has collapsed to form a caldera.
The oval-shaped, 1.8 x 3 km caldera has a central cone containing a 0.5 km wide crater, partially filled by a crater lake.
References
Mount Iwate Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA