Abukuma Mountains

Japanese: 阿武隈山地 - あぶくまさんち
Abukuma Mountains

…It is also called the Abukuma Mountains. It is a plateau-like mountain range stretching from southern Miyagi Prefecture through eastern Fukushima Prefecture to northern Ibaraki Prefecture, stretching about 170 km from north to south and 50 km at its widest point from east to west. Its planar shape is similar to that of the Kitakami Mountains.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Abukuma Mountains is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…阿武隈山地ともいう。宮城県南部より福島県東部を経て,茨城県北部に至る南北約170km,東西最大幅50kmの高原状山地で,平面形は北上山地と同じような紡錘形をなす。…

※「阿武隈山地」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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