Tokachi Volcanic Group

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name = Tokachi Volcanic Group

native_name = 十勝火山群 "Tokachi-kazangun"
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country = Japan
state = Hokkaidō
region = Kamikawa Subprefecture
region1 = Tokachi subprefecture
district = Kamikawa (Ishikari)
district1 = Kamikawa (Tokachi)
district2 = Sorachi
municipality = Biei
municipality1 = Furano
municipality2 = Kamifurano
municipality3 = Minamifurano
municipality4 = Nakafurano
municipality5 = Shintoku
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highest = Mount Tokachi (Daisetsuzan)
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highest_elevation = 2077
highest_lat_d = 43| highest_lat_m = 25| highest_lat_s = 04| highest_lat_NS =N
highest_long_d = 142| highest_long_m = 41| highest_long_s = 11| highest_long_EW =E
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geology = volcanic
orogeny = island arc
period = Quaternary
biome = alpine climate
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nihongo|Tokachi Volcanic Group|十勝火山群 |Tokachi-kazangun is a group of related volcanoes in Hokkaidō, Japan. is a group of volcanic peaks (mostly stratovolcanoes) arranged along an axis that runs from the southwest to the northeast in Hokkaidō. The most recent activity is centered around the northwest end. The group gets its name from the highest peak in the group, Mount Tokachi. The volcanic group lies on the Kurile arc of the Pacific ring of fire. The group consists of andesite, basalt, and dacite stratovolcanoes and lava domes.

List of volcanoes

The following table lists the mountains in the volcanic group.cite web|url=http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/index.htm|title=Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan|date=2006|work=Geological Survey of Japan|publisher=National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)|language=English|accessdate=2008-07-24]

Other peaks include:
* CHUO-KAKOKYU Cone
* KO-TOKACHI-DAKE Stratovolcano
* MAE-TOKACHI-DAKE Stratovolcano
* MARU-YAMA Cone
* NOKOGIRI-DAKE Stratovolcano
* SURIBACHI-KAKOKYU Cone
* TAIRAGA-DAKE Stratovolcano

References

* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0805-05= Global Volcanism Program]