Mount Ukotakinupuri - Mount Ukotakinupuri

...A hilly area in southeastern Hokkaido, east of the Tokachi Plain, that forms the border between the Tokachi and Kushiro subprefectures. It stretches south of the Akan volcanic group, with Ukotakinupuri (747m) as its main peak, and its generally low elevation of 200-400m reaches the Pacific Ocean. The Akan River, Charo River, and Shoro River run parallel to the hills to the south. It has long been a horse-breeding area, but after World War II it was converted to dairy farming. Forestry is carried out through forest development, mainly in national forests, and there is a lumber processing factory in Shiranuka Town at the southern end. It is also in the western part of the Kushiro coalfield, and there used to be coal mines such as Yubetsu and Shakubetsu, but they have all closed down. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Mount Ukotakinupuri" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…北海道南東部，十勝平野の東にあって十勝･釧路両支庁の境界をなす丘陵。阿寒火山群の南に連なり，ウコタキヌプリ(747m)を主峰とする，おおむね標高200～400mの小起伏が太平洋に達し，阿寒川，茶路川，庶路（しよろ）川などが丘陵に並行して南流する。古くからの馬産地で，第2次世界大戦後は酪農へ転換した。国有林を中心とする森林開発により林業が行われ，南端の白糠町には木材加工工場がある。また釧路炭田の西部にあたり，かつては雄別，尺別などの炭鉱があったが，すべて閉山した。…

※「ウコタキヌプリ山」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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