Mount Ashitaka
View of the extinct volcano Ashitakayama, woodblock print by Hiroshige
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History
Mount Ashitaka erupted in the mid-Pleistocene epoch.[3] It last erupted about 100,000 years ago.[4] It is an extinct volcano.[5]
Gallery
Snow-covered Mt Fuji and Mt Ashitaka at far right seen across Suruga Bay
Tokaido Road station near Hara by Hiroshige
References
- ↑ Chamberlina, Basil Hall. (1901). A Handbook for Travellers in Japan, p. 170.
- ↑ Karátson, D. "Erosion calderas: origins, processes, structural and climatic control,"[dead link] Bulletin of Volcanology Vol. 61 (1999), pp. 179 [PDF 6 of 20]. Retrieved 2012-6-21.
- ↑ University of Tokyo, Volcano Research Center, "Geology of Fuji Volcano". Retrieved 2012-6-21.
- ↑ Kishimoto, Hiroshi et al. "Pyroclastic cone on southwestern flank of Ashikita Volcano,"[dead link] Japan Geoscience Union, 2010. Retrieved 2012-6-21.
- ↑ Shizuoka Guide, "Overview of Mt Fuji. Retrieved 2012-6-21.
Other websites
Media related to Mount Ashitaka at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 35°13′N 138°48′E / 35.217°N 138.800°E
