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Mount Moriyoshi | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,770 ft (1,450 m) |
Listing | Volcanoes in Japan |
Coordinates | 39°58′26″N 140°32′49″E / 39.974°N 140.547°E |
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Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Mount Moriyoshi is an inactive volcano in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stratovolcano is basaltic-to-dacitic in composition. Its last eruptive activity is thought to be 1.1 million to 700 thousand years ago.[1] The volcano appeared in the List of 100 Floral Mountains. The volcano contains about 300 species of alpine flora which has made it a tourist attraction.[2]
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- ^ "Moriyoshi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ "Moriyoshiyama (mori yoshi zan)" 森吉山 (もりよしざん) [Moriyoshi Mountain]. Kitaakita City.