Hokkaido Koma-ga-take

Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take (北海道駒ヶ岳, Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take), also Oshima Koma-ga-take (渡島駒ヶ岳), Oshima Fuji (渡島富士), or just Koma-ga-take (駒ヶ岳) is a 1,131 metres (3,711 ft) andesitic stratovolcano^[1] on the border between Mori, Shikabe, and Nanae, all within the Oshima Subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan.

Mount Hokkaidō-Komagatake
北海道駒ヶ岳
View from Lake Ōnuma (August 2008)
Highest point
Elevation	1,131 m (3,711 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates	42°03′48″N 140°40′38″E
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
Mount Hokkaidō-Komagatake Hokkaidō, Japan
Topo map(s)	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 駒ヶ岳 50000:1 室蘭
Geology
Rock age	Quaternary
Mountain type	stratovolcano
Volcanic arc	Northeastern Japan Arc
Last eruption	September to November 2000

Occurrence of volcanic activity started some 30,000 years ago. Following roughly 5,000 years of dormancy, volcanic activity at Mount Koma-ga-take restarted in 1640,^[2] triggering the Kan'ei Great Famine.^{[citation needed]} Since then, there have been at least 50 recorded volcanic events at Mount Koma-ga-take.^[3]

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  Viewed from ESE.

See also

• Komagatake