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Mount Unabetsu

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Location
  
Hokkaido, Japan

Mountain type
  
Stratovolcano

Elevation
  
1,419 m

Age of rock
  
Quaternary

Parent range
  
Shiretoko Peninsula

Volcanic arc/belt
  
Kurile arc

Prominence
  
910 m

Parent peak
  
Mount Rausu

Mount Unabetsu httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Pronunciation
  
Japanese: [unabetsudake]

Topo map
  
Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 海別岳 25000:1 朱円 50000:1 斜里

Similar
  
Mount Shari, Mount Shiretoko, Mount Onnebetsu, Mount Rausu, Mount Iō

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

Contents

Map of Mount Unabetsu, Shari, Shari District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Geology

The mountain is made mainly of andesite and basalt.

References

Mount Unabetsu Wikipedia