Kitami Mountains

Kitami Mountains
Mount Teshio, the highest peak in the Kitami Mountains
Highest point
PeakMount Teshio, Hokkaido, Japan
Elevation1,558 m (5,112 ft)
Coordinates43°57′52″N 142°53′17″E / 43.96444°N 142.88806°E / 43.96444; 142.88806
Dimensions
Length180 km (110 mi) Southeast-Northwest
Naming
Native name
Geography
Country
Japan
State
Hokkaidō

Kitami Mountains (北見山地, Kitami-sanchi) is a mountain range of Hokkaidō, Japan. Unlike much of the rest of Japan, the Kitami Mountains are not very seismically active.

The Kitami Mountains are north of the Ishikari Mountains and east of the Teshio Mountains. A depression separates the Kitami Mountains from the Yūbari Mountains. The highest point in the Kitami Mountains is Mount Teshio. Mount Teshio sits atop the Wenshiri horst.

Geology

Rocks from the Kitami mountains are mostly sedimentary from the Cretaceous-Paleogene periods. Volcanic rock was placed down on top of this from volcanoes that erupted in the Miocene or later.

The Kitami Mountains formed in the inner arc of the Kurile Arc.

Mountains

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nishiwaki, Hirotoshi (2009). "Hokkaido". Introduction to Landforms and Geology of Japan. self-published. Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  2. ↑ "Kitami-Sanmyaku". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-07.