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Mount Ahoro

Coordinates: 43°31′02″N 144°04′15″E / 43.51722°N 144.07083°E / 43.51722; 144.07083
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Mount Ahoro
阿幌岳
Mount Ahoro is located in Japan
Mount Ahoro
Mount Ahoro
Highest point
Elevation977 m (3,205 ft)
ListingMountains and hills of Japan
Coordinates43°31′02″N 144°04′15″E / 43.51722°N 144.07083°E / 43.51722; 144.07083
Geography
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeAkan Volcanic Complex
Topo map(s)Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 木禽岳
50000:1 斜里
Geology
Rock ageLate Miocene-Pliocene
Mountain typevolcanic
Volcanic arcKurile arc

Mount Ahoro (阿幌岳, Ahoro-dake) is a mountain in Tsubetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the source of the Abashiri River.[1] The mountain is made up of non-alkaline mafic volcanic rock that is 1.7 million to 7 million years old.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 網走川 (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  2. ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2011-07-10. N3(102) per legend; located just northwest of Mt. Oakan (1370m). Map shows 978m elevation.