Mount Onnebetsu

Quaternary stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido in Japan

Mount Onnebetsu

Location of Mount Onnebetsu in Japan.

LocationHokkaido, JapanParent rangeShiretoko PeninsulaTopo mapGeospatial Information Authority of Japan 25000:1 遠音別岳
25000:1 真鯉
50000:1 斜里
50000:1 標津 GeologyAge of rockQuaternaryMountain typeStratovolcano and Lava domeVolcanic arc/beltKurile arcLast eruptionca. 0.4–0.2 million years ago

Mount Onnebetsu (遠音別岳, Onnebetsu-dake) is a Quaternary stratovolcano.^[3] Its summit is 1,330.4 metres (4,365 ft) above sea level.^[1] It is located on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula on the border of Shari in Shari District, Okhotsk and Rausu in Menashi District, Nemuro.

Geology

The mountain is made mainly of andesite.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Chiri-in chizu" 地理院地図 [Geographical Survey Institute map] (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
^ "Nihon no omona sangaku" 日本の主な山岳 [Japan's main mountains] (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Chinishibetsu on'nebetsu" 知西別・遠音別 [Chiseibetsu/Toonebetsu]. Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan (in Japanese). Geological Survey of Japan. Retrieved November 11, 2023.