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Mount Asama
Viewed from the East
Highest point
Elevation2,568 m (8,425 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
100 famous mountains in Japan
List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates36°24′23″N 138°31′23″E / 36.40639°N 138.52306°E / 36.40639; 138.52306[1]
Naming
Native name浅間山 (Japanese)
Geography
Mount Asama is located in Japan
Mount Asama
Mount Asama
Honshū, Japan
Mount Asama is located in Gunma Prefecture
Mount Asama
Mount Asama
Mount Asama (Gunma Prefecture)
Topo mapGeographical Survey Institute 25000:1 浅間山
50000:1 長野
Geology
Age of rockLate Pleistocene–Holocene[2]
Mountain typeComplex volcano
Last eruption7 August 2019

Mount Asama (浅間山, Asama-yama) is an active complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū.[3] The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A.[4] It stands 2,568 metres (8,425 ft) above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures.[5] It is included in 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

  1. ^ "浅間山" (in Japanese). 気象庁. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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  5. ^ "浅間山とは". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 May 2022.

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