Soya Hills

Japanese: 宗谷丘陵 - そうやきゅうりょう
Soya Hills

The hills extend south from Cape Soya in the northern tip of Hokkaido. They are an extension of the Teshio Mountains, but are connected to the Teshio Mountains by the valley of the Teshio River. The southern part is 100 to 400 meters above sea level, and gradually decreases as you go north. The terrain is gentle, but in the center there are isolated hill-like peaks such as Mount Horoshiri (427 meters) and Mount Moima (232 meters). Tertiary coal-bearing layers have developed in the central and southern parts, forming the Tenpoku coalfield. The reserves are said to be 1 billion tons, but the grade is low and almost no coal is currently being mined. Many parts of the hills are covered with forests of Abies sachalinensis and Yezo spruce, but there are almost no trees in the northern part due to forest fires since the development period. Large-scale grassland development is being carried out in the areas close to Cape Soya.

[Jiro Okamoto]

Soya Hills
A gently sloping hilly area spreads out to the south of Cape Soya. It is said to have been formed during the ice age, and periglacial landforms formed by repeated freezing and melting of glaciers can be seen. In the northern part of the area near Cape Soya, where there are almost no trees, 57 wind turbines for wind power generation have been installed (photo). Wakkanai City, Hokkaido ©Fam. Kanagawa ">

Soya Hills


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

北海道北端部の宗谷岬から南に延びる丘陵。天塩山地(てしおさんち)の延長部分にあたるが、天塩山地とは天塩川の河谷によってくぎられている。南部は標高100メートルから400メートルで、北部に行くにつれてしだいに低くなる。起伏はなだらかであるが、中央部に幌尻(ほろしり)山(427メートル)、モイマ山(232メートル)など残丘状の独立峰がある。中央部、南部には第三紀夾炭(きょうたん)層が発達し、天北炭田(てんぽくたんでん)となっている。埋蔵量は10億トンといわれるが、品位は低く、現在はほとんど採炭されていない。丘陵はトドマツ、エゾマツなどの森林に覆われる部分も多いが、北部は開拓期からの山火事により樹木がほとんどみられない。宗谷岬に近い部分では大規模な草地開発が行われている。

[岡本次郎]

宗谷丘陵
宗谷岬の南に広がるなだらかな丘陵地帯。氷河期に形成されたとされ、氷河の凍結・融解の繰り返しによって形成された周氷河地形がみられる。樹木がほとんどみられない北部の宗谷岬近くには、風力発電用の風車57基が設置されている(写真)。北海道稚内市©Fam. Kanagawa">

宗谷丘陵


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