Mount Shiribetsu

Mount Shiribetsu
WSW side
Highest point
Elevation1,107 m (3,632 ft)
Coordinates42°46′21″N 140°54′38″E / 42.7725°N 140.9105°E / 42.7725; 140.9105
Geography
Mount Shiribetsu
Mount Shiribetsu
Mount Shiribetsu (Japan)
Geology
Mountain type(s)Lava dome[1], Ignimbrite shield[2]

Mount Shiribetsu (Japanese: 尻別岳) is an ignimbrite shield[2] volcano on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The volcano last erupted hundreds of thousands of years before present.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Shiribetsu Dake - Geological Survey of Japan
  2. ^ a b "Evolution of the Quaternary silicic volcanic complex of Shiribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan: an example of ignimbrite shield volcanoes in an island arc setting". Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  3. ^ "Shiribetsu". www.volcanodiscovery.com. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
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