| Kitami Mountains | |
|---|---|
 Mount Teshio, the highest peak in the Kitami Mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Teshio, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Elevation | 1,558 m (5,112 ft) |
| Coordinates | 43°57′52″N 142°53′17″E / 43.96444°N 142.88806°E / 43.96444; 142.88806 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 180 km (110 mi) Southeast-Northwest |
| Naming | |
| Native name | |
| Geography | |
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Country | Japan |
State | Hokkaidō |
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
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
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
- 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
References
- 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.