Mount Meakan
Active stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Meakan (雌阿寒岳, Meakan-dake) is an active stratovolcano located in Akan National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the tallest mountain in the Akan Volcanic Complex.[1] The volcano consists of nine overlapping cones that grew out of the Akan caldera, on the shores of Lake Akan. Mount Meakan has a triple crater at its summit. According to its name and local legend, Mount Meakan is the female counterpart to Mount Oakan on the other side of Lake Akan.[1]
- Akan Caldera
Me-Akan (bottom left)
O-Akan (center right) - Seen from the NE
- March 2006 eruption
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Mount Meakan | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,499 m (4,918 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of volcanoes in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
Coordinates | 43°23′11″N 144°00′32″E |
Naming | |
Native name | |
Geography | |
Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Parent range | Akan Volcanic Complex |
Topo map | Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雌阿寒岳 25000:1 オンネト 50000:1 阿寒湖 50000:1 上足寄 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Late Pleistocene-Holocene |
Mountain type | stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Kurile arc |
Last eruption | November 2008 |
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