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Mount Moriyoshi

Coordinates: 39°58′26″N 140°32′49″E / 39.974°N 140.547°E / 39.974; 140.547
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Mount Moriyoshi
Viewed from Tsuzureko
Highest point
Elevation4,770 ft (1,450 m)
ListingVolcanoes in Japan
Coordinates39°58′26″N 140°32′49″E / 39.974°N 140.547°E / 39.974; 140.547
Geography
Mount Moriyoshi is located in Japan
Mount Moriyoshi
Mount Moriyoshi
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionPleistocene

Mount Moriyoshi is an inactive volcano in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stratovolcano is basaltic-to-dacitic in composition. Its last eruptive activity is thought to be 1.1 million to 700 thousand years ago.[1] The volcano appeared in the List of 100 Floral Mountains. The volcano contains about 300 species of alpine flora which has made it a tourist attraction.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Moriyoshi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. ^ "Moriyoshiyama (mori yoshi zan)" 森吉山 (もりよしざん) [Moriyoshi Mountain]. Kitaakita City.