Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group

Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
Nutapukaushipe or Nutaku Kamushupe
A view from Biei town
Highest point
PeakMount Asahi
Elevation2,290 m (7,510 ft)
Coordinates43°39′N 142°51′E / 43.650°N 142.850°E / 43.650; 142.850
Naming
Etymologybig snowy mountains
Native name
Geography
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group is located in Japan
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group is located in Hokkaido
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
CountryJapan
StateHokkaidō
RegionKamikawa Subprefecture
Parent rangeIshikari Mountains
Biomealpine climate
Geology
Orogenyisland arc
Age of rockQuaternary
Type of rockvolcanic
Last eruptionAD 1739 or later[1]
Taisetsu Volcano Group

The Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group (大雪山系, Daisetsu-sankei, also called Taisetsu-zan) is a volcanic group of peaks arranged around the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide Ohachi-Daira (御鉢平, Ohachi-daira) caldera in Hokkaidō, Japan. In the Ainu language it is known as Nutapukaushipe (which means "the mountain above the river"),[2] Nutaku Kamushupe, or Optateske.[3] These peaks are the highest in Hokkaidō. The group lends its name to the Daisetsuzan National Park in which the volcanic group is located.

  1. ^ Taisetsu Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
  2. ^ Geographical Survey Institute website Archived 26 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese), last access 1 July 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference gvp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).