Mount Akita-Komagatake

Mount Akita-Komagatake
秋田駒ヶ岳
Akita-Komaga-take volcano
Highest point
Elevation 1,637 m (5,371 ft) [1]
Coordinates 39°45′40″N 140°47′56″E / 39.761°N 140.799°E / 39.761; 140.799Coordinates: 39°45′40″N 140°47′56″E / 39.761°N 140.799°E / 39.761; 140.799 [1]
Geography
Mount Akita-Komagatake
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption 1970 to 1971

Akita-Komagatake (秋田駒ヶ岳) is an active stratovolcano located 10 km east of Tazawa Lake, near the border between Akita and Iwate prefectures on Honshu Island.[2] The volcano last erupted from 18 September 1970 to 25 January 1971.[3] It is the highest mountain in Akita Prefecture [4] and the second highest in Towada-Hachimantai National Park.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Akita-Komagatake". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Akita-Komaga-take volcano". Volcano Discovery. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Akita-Komaga-take Volcano — John Seach". Volcano Live. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Akita Komagatake". Sightseeing spots. Semboku City. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mount Akita-Komagatake". Japan Guide. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  • Media related to Mount Akita-Komagatake at Wikimedia Commons
  • Akita-Komagatake - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
  • "Akita-Komagatake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). - Japan Meteorological Agency
  • Akita Komagatake - Geological Survey of Japan
  • Akita-Komagatake: Global Volcanism Program - Smithsonian Institution


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