Corno

Japanese: Corno
Corno

…Orogeny began in the Eocene and Miocene, but the current outline of this mountain range was largely formed by vigorous activity in the Pliocene. The elevations of most of the range are between 1,000 and 1,500 meters, but the highest peak is in the central part of the peninsula, with Mount Corno at 2,914 meters. The geology is complex, but it is mainly composed of Mesozoic to Paleogene formations, with the Triassic formation characterized by limestone facies, the Jurassic to Cretaceous formations by clastic and limestone facies, and the Cretaceous to Paleogene formations by flysch facies. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Corno" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…造山運動は始新世および中新世に始まるが,鮮新世の活発な活動によって,ほぼ現在の輪郭ができあがった若い山脈である。標高は大部分が1000~1500mであるが,半島中央部でもっとも高く,最高峰コルノCorno山は2914mである。 地質は複雑であるが,おもに中生界~古第三系からなり,三畳系は石灰岩相,ジュラ~白亜系は砕屑岩相と石灰岩相,白亜~古第三系はフリッシュ相が特徴的である。…

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