Mount Rausu

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Mount Rausu
羅臼岳

Mount Rausu, July 2005
Elevation 1,661 metres (5,449 ft)[1]
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates 44°04′33″N 145°07′21″E / 44.07583, 145.1225 [2]
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 羅臼, 25000:1 知床峠, 50000:1 羅臼
Type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Kuril arc [3]
Last eruption 1880 ± 50 years
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height

Mount Rausu (羅臼岳 Rausudake?) is a volcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula on Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Geographical Survey Institute map 25000:1 羅臼, last access May 23 2008
  2. ^ Geographical Survey Institute map 25000:1 羅臼, last access May 23 2008
  3. ^ Paul Hunt, Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails, pg 201