Mount Maru (Esan)
Mount Maru (丸山, Maru-yama) is an active stratovolcano of the Kameda peninsula. It is located in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Maru is also known as Esan Maruyama (恵山丸山) to distinguish it from other Mount Maru's and because of its close association with nearby Mount E.
| Mount Maru | |
|---|---|
| 丸山 | |
 Esan-Maruyama Volcano (left) Esan Volcano (lower right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 691.1 m (2,267 ft)[1] |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Coordinates | 41°51′07″N 141°05′31″E[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | round mountain |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Geography | |
  Mount Maru Location of Mount Maru in Japan | |
| Location | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Parent range | Kameda Peninsula |
| Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 尾札部 50000:1 尻屋崎 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Late Miocene to mid Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 200 thousand years ago |
Geology
Mount Maru consists of non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.[2] The andesitic volcano is topped with a lava dome.[3]
Eruptive history
Mount Maru was last active some 200,000 years ago.[3]
References
- Geospatial Information Authority topographic map 尾札部
- "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan 1: 200,000. The Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- "ESAN MARU-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
External links
- Esan Maruyama - Geological Survey of Japan
- "Esan Maruyama". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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