Coordinates: 42°53′59″N 140°30′55″E / 42.89972°N 140.51528°E / 42.89972; 140.51528

Mount Raiden Volcanic Group

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Mount Raiden Volcanic Group
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Highest point
PeakMount Mekunnai
Elevation1,220 m (4,000 ft)
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Naming
Native name
Geography
CountryJapan
StateHokkaidō
RegionShiribeshi Subprefecture
DistrictsIsoya District and Iwanai District
MunicipalitiesIwanai, Kyōwa and Rankoshi
Borders onNiseko Volcanic Group
Biomealpine climate
Geology
Orogenyisland arc
Rock ageQuaternary
Rock typevolcanic

Mount Raiden Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of active stratovolcanoes and lava domes situated in Hokkaidō, Japan. The volcanoes were active 1.4 million to 800,000 years ago.[1]

List of peaks

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Name Height Type
Mount Mekunnai (目国内岳, Mekunnai-dake) 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) pyroclastic cone
Mount Raiden (雷電山, Raiden-yama) 1,211.3 metres (3,970 ft) pyroclastic cone
Mount Iwanai - -
Mount Shakunage - -

References

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