Etsumi Mountains - Etsumisanchi

Japanese: 越美山地 - えつみさんち

A mountain range stretching from southeastern Fukui Prefecture to Gifu Prefecture. It is also called the Mino-Echizen Mountains or Nokotsu Mountains. Its main peak is Nogo-Hakusan (1,617m). It belongs to the oldest mountain range in the southwestern Japan Inner Zone, and the summit has an eroded surface. On this flat surface, a row of remnants are lined up, with Kanmuriyama showing a unique eboshi-shape. Several faults run through the mountain range, and until modern times it served as an important transportation route connecting Echizen and Mino. The 1891 Nobi earthquake and the Neodani Fault that was created by it are well known. It is part of the Ryohaku Mountains.

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Japanese:

福井県南東部から岐阜県にかけて広がる山地。美濃越前山地，濃越山地とも呼ばれる。主峰は能郷白山 (1617m) 。日本最古の西南日本内帯の山系に属し，山頂には削剥された面が残る。この平坦面に残丘が1列に並んでいるが，なかでも冠山は特異な烏帽子状を示す。山地には数本の断層が走って，近世まで越前と美濃を結ぶ重要な交通路を提供していた。 1891年の濃尾地震とそれによって生成した根尾谷断層は著名。両白山地の一部。

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