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is a
stratovolcano on the
Shiretoko Peninsula in
Hokkaidō,
Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of
Shari and
Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeasternmost
Holocene
The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Present (), after the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene togeth ...
volcano on Hokkaidō.
It is one of the
100 famous mountains in Japan.
Mount Rausu's opening festival is held annually on July 3. This day officially opens the climbing season.
In the past 2200 years it is believed that Mount Rausu erupted thrice, with a Plinian Eruption roughly 1400 years ago and a pyroclastic flow about 500 years ago.
[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. .]
History
* June 1, 1964 - The region around Mount Rausu declared
Shiretoko National Park
covers most of the Shiretoko Peninsula at the northeastern tip of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. The word "Shiretoko" is derived from an Ainu word "sir etok", meaning "the place where the earth protrudes".
One of the most remote regions in J ...
* July 2005 - Shiretoko registered as a Natural
World Heritage Site
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See also
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World Heritage Site
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Shiretoko National Park
covers most of the Shiretoko Peninsula at the northeastern tip of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. The word "Shiretoko" is derived from an Ainu word "sir etok", meaning "the place where the earth protrudes".
One of the most remote regions in J ...
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List of mountains in Japan
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100 Famous Japanese Mountains
References
External links
Rausudake- Japan Meteorological Agency
* - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Geological Survey of Japan
Stratovolcanoes of Japan
Volcanoes of Hokkaido
Mountains of Hokkaido
Highest points of Japanese national parks
Holocene stratovolcanoes
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