Kitami Mountains (北見山地, Kitami-sanchi) is a mountain range of Hokkaidō, Japan. Unlike much of the rest of Japan, the Kitami Mountains are not very seismically active.[1]
| Kitami Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Teshio, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Elevation | 1,558 m (5,112 ft) |
| Coordinates | 43°57′52″N 142°53′17″E / 43.96444°N 142.88806°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 180 km (110 mi) Southeast-Northwest |
| Naming | |
| Native name | |
| Geography | |
| Country | Japan |
| State | Hokkaidō |
The Kitami Mountains are north of the Ishikari Mountains and east of the Teshio Mountains. A depression separates the Kitami Mountains from the Yūbari Mountains.[1] The highest point in the Kitami Mountains is Mount Teshio. Mount Teshio sits atop the Wenshiri horst.[2]
Geology edit
Rocks from the Kitami mountains are mostly sedimentary from the Cretaceous-Paleogene periods. Volcanic rock was placed down on top of this from volcanoes that erupted in the Miocene or later.[1]
The Kitami Mountains formed in the inner arc of the Kurile Arc.
Mountains edit
- Mount Teshio (天塩岳) (1,558m)
- Mount Chitokaniushi (チトカニウシ山) (1,446m)
- Mount Shōkotsu (渚滑岳) (1,345m)
- Mount Uenshiri (ウエンシリ岳) (1,142m)
- Mount Hako (函岳) (1,129m)
- Mount Piyashiri (ピヤシリ山) (987m)
- Mount Utsu (鬱岳) (818m)
References edit
- ^ a b c Nishiwaki, Hirotoshi (2009). "Hokkaido". Introduction to Landforms and Geology of Japan. self-published. Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ "Kitami-Sanmyaku". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
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