Mount Rausu

Stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan
Mount Rausu is located in Japan
Mount Rausu
Mount Rausu
Location of Mount Rausu in Japan.
LocationHokkaidō, JapanParent rangeShiretoko PeninsulaTopo mapGeospatial Information Authority 25000:1 羅臼
25000:1 知床峠
50000:1 羅臼GeologyAge of rockHolocene[2]Mountain typeStratovolcanoVolcanic arc/beltKuril arc[3]Last eruption1800 ± 50 years[2]ClimbingEasiest routeScramble[3]

Mount Rausu (羅臼岳, Rausu-dake) is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeasternmost Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō.[2] It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

Mount Rausu's opening festival is held annually on July 3. This day officially opens the climbing season.[3]

In the past 2,200 years Mount Rausu is believed to have erupted thrice, with a Plinian Eruption roughly 1,400 years ago and a pyroclastic flow about 500 years ago.[4]

History

Gallery

  • Viewed from the SSW.
    Viewed from the SSW.
  • Rausu-Shiretoko Io Volcano Group. Rausu (lower left)
    Rausu-Shiretoko Io Volcano Group. Rausu (lower left)
  • The mountains of Shiretoko Peninsula from Mount Rausu (July 2007). In the foreground is Mitsumine, in the middle field is Mount Sashirui, and in the background is Mount Iō
    The mountains of Shiretoko Peninsula from Mount Rausu (July 2007). In the foreground is Mitsumine, in the middle field is Mount Sashirui, and in the background is Mount Iō

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b Geospatial Information Authority map 25000:1 羅臼, last access May 23, 2008
  2. ^ a b c "Rausudake". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. ^ a b c Hunt, Paul (1988). Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails (First ed.). Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd. pp. 11, 201. ISBN 0-87011-893-5.
  4. ^ 神沼克伊,小山悦郎 日本の火山を科学する 日本列島津々浦々、あなたの身近にある108の活火山とは? ソフトバンククリエイティブ 2011. ISBN 978-4797361308.
  5. ^ "Shiretoko National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  6. ^ "Cruising Tour of Shiretoko, Newly Registered Natural World Heritage". Hiragana Times. YAC Planning Inc. November 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

External links

  • Rausudake - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
  • "Rausudake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). - Japan Meteorological Agency
  • Rausu-Shiretoko Io Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
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