Daisetsuzan_Volcanic_Group

Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group

Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group

Volcanic group on the island of Hokkaido


The Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group (大雪山系, Daisetsu-sankei, also called Taisetsu-zan) is a volcanic group of peaks arranged around the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide Ohachi-Daira (御鉢平, Ohachi-daira) caldera in Hokkaidō, Japan. In the Ainu language it is known as Nutapukaushipe (which means "the mountain above the river"),[2] Nutaku Kamushupe, or Optateske.[3] These peaks are the highest in Hokkaidō. The group lends its name to the Daisetsuzan National Park in which the volcanic group is located.

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Taisetsu Volcano Group

Geography

The volcanic group lies at the north end of the Daisetsu-Tokachi graben[3] on the Kurile arc of the Ring of Fire. The volcanic zone makes itself known through a number of fumaroles and natural hot springs.

List of mountains by height

The following peaks make up the volcanic group:

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See also


References

  1. Taisetsu Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
  2. Geographical Survey Institute website Archived 26 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese), last access 1 July 2008.
  3. "Global Volcanism Program - Daisetsu". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2008.



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