is a

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stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and peri ...

and one of Japan's 100 famous mountains. Its summit is . The summit consists of Mount Shari, and the western ridge. It is located on the

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's Shiretoko Peninsula on the border of Shari and Kiyosato in Shari District,

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and

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in Shibetsu District,

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Naming

Its former name in the

Ainu language Ainu (, ), or more precisely Hokkaido Ainu, is a language spoken by a few elderly members of the Ainu people on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is a member of the Ainu language family, itself considered a language family isolate ...

was Onnenupuri. The name ''Shari'' in Ainu means ''marshes where reeds are growing''. It is also known by the names or . Mount Sharidake Relief Map, SRTM-1

Geology

The mountain is made mainly of

andesite Andesite () is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic in texture, and is composed predo ...

dacite Dacite () is a volcanic rock formed by rapid solidification of lava that is high in silica and low in alkali metal oxides. It has a fine-grained ( aphanitic) to porphyritic texture and is intermediate in composition between andesite and rhyo ...

, and

basalt Basalt (; ) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. More than 90 ...

Climbing routes

The most popular ascent route starts from the Kiyosato side. A public bus ( Sharibus) runs three times a day (first at 6:30) from

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to the start of the trail.

References

External links

Shari Dake
- Geological Survey of Japan * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shari Mountains of Hokkaido Stratovolcanoes of Japan Volcanoes of Hokkaido Pleistocene stratovolcanoes

Naming

Geology

Climbing routes

See also

References

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