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Mount Raiden

Coordinates: 42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°E / 42.90361; 140.46944
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Mount Raiden
雷電山
Mount Raiden.
Highest point
Elevation1,211.3 m (3,974 ft)
Prominence250 m (820 ft)
Parent peakMount Mekunnai
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°E / 42.90361; 140.46944
Naming
English translationThunder and Lightning Mountain
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Raiden is located in Japan
Mount Raiden
Mount Raiden
Parent rangeMount Raiden Volcanic Group
Topo mapGeographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雷電山
50000:1 島古丹
Geology
Age of rockQuaternary
Mountain typepyroclastic cone
Volcanic arc/beltNortheastern Japan Arc

Mount Raiden (雷電山, Raiden-yama) is an andesitic volcano[1] in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Raiden is a pyroclastic cone.[2] The mountain consists of primarily non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "RAIDEN-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  2. ^ "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  3. ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2010-10-12.