Hokkaido Koma-ga-take

Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take (北海道駒ヶ岳, Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take), also Oshima Koma-ga-take (渡島駒ヶ岳), Oshima Fuji (渡島富士), or just Koma-ga-take (駒ヶ岳) is a 1,131 metres (3,711 ft) andesitic stratovolcano[1] on the border between Mori, Shikabe, and Nanae, all within the Oshima Subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan.

Mount Hokkaidō-Komagatake
北海道駒ヶ岳
View from Lake Ōnuma (August 2008)
Highest point
Elevation1,131 m (3,711 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates42°03′48″N 140°40′38″E
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Hokkaidō-Komagatake
Topo mapGeographical Survey Institute 25000:1 駒ヶ岳
50000:1 室蘭
Geology
Age of rockQuaternary
Mountain typestratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltNortheastern Japan Arc
Last eruptionSeptember to November 2000

Occurrence of volcanic activity started some 30,000 years ago. Following roughly 5,000 years of dormancy, volcanic activity at Mount Koma-ga-take restarted at the start of the 17th century, triggering the Kan'ei Great Famine in 1640. Since then, there have been at least 50 recorded volcanic events at Mount Koma-ga-take.[2]

References

  1. "HOKKAIDO KOMA-GA-TAKE". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. 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.


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