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Active stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Maru (丸山, Maru-yama) is an active stratovolcano of the Kameda peninsula. It is located in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Maru is also known as Esan Maruyama (恵山丸山) to distinguish it from other Mount Maru's and because of its close association with nearby Mount E.
Mount Maru | |
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丸山 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 691.1 m (2,267 ft)[1] |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | 41°51′07″N 141°05′31″E[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | round mountain |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Location | Hokkaido, Japan |
Parent range | Kameda Peninsula |
Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 尾札部 50000:1 尻屋崎 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Late Miocene to mid Pleistocene |
Mountain type | stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 200 thousand years ago |
Mount Maru consists of non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.[2] The andesitic volcano is topped with a lava dome.[3]
Mount Maru was last active some 200,000 years ago.[3]
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