An active volcano in northern California, USA. Located at the southern end of the Cascade Range, it has an elevation of 3,187m. It is the centerpiece of Lassen Volcanic National Park, which was established in 1916. Volcanic activity occurred between 1914 and 1921, and lava flowed out. Blessed with beautiful lakes, including Lake Manzanita, and forests, it is an ideal destination for hiking, fishing, camping, skiing, and more. It was discovered by white people in 1821, and the mountain was named after the Danish pioneer Peter Lassen. [Yagasaki Noritaka] Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州北部の活火山。カスケード山脈南端部に位置し,標高3187m。1916年創設のラッセン火山国立公園の中心をなす。1914‐21年に火山活動をし,溶岩を流出した。マンザニタ湖をはじめとする美しい湖や森林に恵まれ,ハイキング,釣り,キャンプ,スキーなどの絶好の行楽地である。白人によって発見されたのは1821年で,山名はデンマーク人の開拓者ピーター・ラッセンにちなむ。【矢ヶ崎 典隆】
出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報 |
<<: Luddite Movement - Luddite Movement
>>: Nikolai Konstantinovich Russel'‐Sudzilovskii
A drink made by heating sake to a boil and adding...
...The larvae attach to willows, emerge in summer...
…the vertical projection extending from the under...
British painter. Born in Plimpton, Devonshire. He ...
British novelist. Born on April 22nd into a disti...
...But he became critical when he could not obtai...
A policy that Napoleon I issued to European count...
1900-1983 A filmmaker from the Showa era. Born on...
…In Japan, this family includes two other species...
Year of death: 1652.4.14 (1652.4.14) Year of birth...
…When a nation's nationals suffer injury or d...
…the stomach of birds is divided into the provent...
...A little before this, a completely new game, f...
…Coal cleaning, in the narrow sense, refers to th...
A deciduous vine of the Actinidiaceae family (APG...