Araito Volcano - Araito

Japanese: アライト火山 - あらいと
Araito Volcano - Araito

...A volcanic belt stretches from Kamchatka to central Hokkaido, and volcanoes are arranged in a staggered pattern along the Kuril Arc. There are 16 active volcanoes in the archipelago, with the highest peak being Alite Volcano (2,339m) on Alite Island at the northern end. There are also 60 mountains over 1,000m above sea level in the archipelago, and the entire island is mountainous, with many areas with steep cliffs facing the sea and little flat land.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "areite volcano" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カムチャツカから北海道中央部にまで連なる火山帯が走り,千島弧に沿って火山が雁行状に配列している。列島には16の活火山があり,北端のアライト島のアライト火山(2339m)が最高峰である。また,列島には標高1000mを超す山が60もあり,島全体が山地で,海に向かって急崖をなすところが多く,平地に乏しい。…

※「アライト火山」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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