Mount Karakuni

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Karakuni
Karakunidake

Mount Karakuni, September 2008
Elevation 1,700 m (5,577 ft)[1]
Location
Mount Karakuni
Kagoshima Prefecture - Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates 31°56′03″N 130°51′42″E / 31.93417°N 130.86167°E / 31.93417; 130.86167Coordinates: 31°56′03″N 130°51′42″E / 31.93417°N 130.86167°E / 31.93417; 130.86167

Karakunidake (韓国岳) or Mount Karakuni (1700m) is a mountain in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It is part of Kirishima-Yaku National Park.[2][1] In early modern times it was thought you could see South Korea from the peak, but you can't.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Karakuni.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Natural Parks Foundation. Retrieved 24 March 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Introducing places of interest: Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 24 March 2011. 
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.