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Mount Nikkō-Shirane

Mount Nikkō-Shirane
日光白根山
Mt.Nikko-Shirane.jpg
Highest point
Elevation 2,578 m (8,458 ft) 
Prominence 1,613 m (5,292 ft) 
Listing Ultra
List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates 36°47′54″N 139°22′27″E / 36.79833°N 139.37417°E / 36.79833; 139.37417Coordinates: 36°47′54″N 139°22′27″E / 36.79833°N 139.37417°E / 36.79833; 139.37417
Geography
Mount Nikkō-Shirane is located in Japan
Mount Nikkō-Shirane
Mount Nikkō-Shirane
Japan
Location Honshū, Japan
Geology
Mountain type Lava dome, Lava flow
Last eruption July to September 1952

Mount Nikkō-Shirane (日光白根山 Nikkō-Shirane-san?) is a Lava dome, Lava flow in the Nikkō National Park in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. It stands at 2,578m high, and is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

It should not be confused with Mount Kusatsu-Shirane elsewhere in Gunma Prefecture.

Relief Map

Lava dome

Nikkō-Shirane summit


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