Mount Tarumae
{{Short description|Stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Tarumae
| other_name = 樽前山
| photo = Mount Tarumae seen from the SSE.jpg
| photo_caption = Seen from the SSE
| elevation_m = 1041
| elevation_ref = [http://www.gsi.go.jp/ENGLISH/index.html Geographical Survey Institute]
| prominence =
| listing = List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
List of volcanoes in Japan
| map = Japan#Japan Hokkaido
| range = Nasu Volcanic Zone
| coordinates = {{coord|42|41|24|N|141|22|41|E |type:mountain |display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = [http://wikimapia.org/83666/ Mt. Tarumae]
| topo = {{nihongo|Geographical Survey Institute|国土地理院|Kokudochiriin}} 50000:1 樽前山, 25000:1 樽前山, 25000:1 風不死岳
| type = Caldera
| age =
| volcanic_arc = Northeastern Japan Arc
| last_eruption = 1982[https://gbank.gsj.jp/volcano/Quat_Vol/volcano_data/C14.html Tarumae Volcano] - Geological Survey of Japan
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Hike
}}
File:Tarumae Lava Dome and Fumaroles.jpg
{{nihongo|Mount Tarumae|樽前山|Tarumae-zan}} is located in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located near both Tomakomai and Chitose towns and can be seen clearly from both. It is on the shores of Lake Shikotsu, a caldera lake. Tarumae is a 1,041 metre active andesitic stratovolcano, with a lava dome.
Eruptions
File:Tarumae1909.jpgThe most recent eruption, in 1982, was a phreatic eruption.{{cite web
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| title= Volcano Field Trip
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| accessdate= 2007-10-02
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722102628/http://www.ricen.hokkaido-c.ed.jp/e220field_trips/volcano-haz.htm
| archive-date= 2011-07-22
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}} Previous major eruptions have occurred in 1667, 1739 (plinian eruption of VEI 5{{cite web|url=http://www.citiesonvolcanoes4.com/abstracts/numerados/171.doc|title=Enlightenment activities for improvement on disasters from Tarumae Volcano, Japan|date=January 2006|format=doc|work=Cities on Volcanoes|pages=4, 23–27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427175312/http://citiesonvolcanoes4.com/abstracts/numerados/171.doc|archivedate=2012-04-27}}), and 1909. The 1667 and 1739 eruptions were responsible for its present shape. Other eruptions were in 1919–21, 1923, 1926, 1933, 1936, 1944, 1951, 1953–55, and 1978.{{cite web
| url= http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/conferences/kasp/tez/ab39en.doc
| title= GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATIONS IN TARUMAI VOLCANO, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
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Tarumae is an 'A' rank volcano — most likely to erupt in the relatively near future.
Hokkaido Natural Monument
Designated as a Hokkaido Natural Monument, it is popular as an easy climb for hikers who may start at the seventh station and then take an hour to reach the crater.
At the foot of Tarumae on the north-west side one can find an impressive moss-covered cavern (Koke-no-domon).
Gallery
File:Mount Tarumae Relief Map, SRTM-1.jpg|Relief Map
File:Lake Shikotsu, Hokkaido, Japan by Planet Labs.jpg|With Lake Shikotsu. Mount Tarumae in the bottom.
Mount Tarumae.jpg|Mt. Tarumae and Mt. Fuppuishi as seen from the NNE.
File:樽前山火口原.JPG|Lava Dome
See also
References
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External links
{{Commonscat|Mount Tarumae}}
- [http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/sapporo/109_Tarumae/109_index.html Tarumaesan] - Japan Meteorological Agency {{in lang|ja}}
- {{cite web|url= http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/STOCK/souran_eng/volcanoes/012_tarumaesan.pdf |title=Tarumaesan: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan }} - Japan Meteorological Agency
- [https://gbank.gsj.jp/volcano/Quat_Vol/volcano_data/C14.html Tarumae Volcano] - Geological Survey of Japan
- {{cite gvp|name=Shikotsu|vn=285040|access-date=2021-06-25}}
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Category:Stratovolcanoes of Japan
Category:Volcanoes of Hokkaido