Mt. Mitake (Sakurajima)

Japanese: 御岳(桜島) - おたけ
Mt. Mitake (Sakurajima)

...It has a diameter of 8 to 10 km and an area of ​​about 80 km2 . The main peaks of Otake (Kita-dake, 1,117 m), Naka-dake (1,060 m), and Minami-dake (1,040 m) are in a series in the center of the island, and at the foot of the mountains there are numerous lava flows distributed as paravolcanoes, including the lava domes of Gongen-yama, Hikinodaira, and Haruta-yama, and the pumice cone of Nabe-yama.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Mitake (Sakurajima)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…直径8~10km,面積約80km2。島のほぼ中央には御岳(おたけ)(北岳。1117m),中岳(1060m),南岳(1040m)の主峰が連なり,山麓には溶岩円頂丘の権現山,引ノ平,春田山,軽石丘の鍋山など多数の溶岩流が側火山として分布している。…

※「御岳(桜島)」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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