Akan Volcanic Complex | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Meakan |
Elevation | 1,499 m (4,918 ft) |
Coordinates | 43°23′11″N 144°00′32″E / 43.38639°N 144.00889°E |
Naming | |
Native name | |
Geography | |
Country | Japan |
State | Hokkaidō |
Subprefectures | Kushiro and Tokachi |
Districts | Ashoro District and Shiranuka District |
Municipalities | Ashoro, Kushiro and Shiranuka |
Geology | |
Orogeny | island arc |
Rock type | Volcanic |
Last eruption | November 2008 |
Akan Volcanic Complex is a volcanic group of volcanoes that grew out of the Akan caldera.[1] It is located within Akan National Park, about 50 km Northwest of Kushiro in eastern Hokkaidō, Japan.