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| Kabato Mountains | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 43°27′18.5890″N 141°43′42.7930″E / 43.455163611°N 141.728553611°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | |
| Geography | |
Country | Japan |
State | Hokkaidō |
Regions | Ishikari and Sorachi |
Districts | Ishikari District and Kabato District |
Municipalities | Shintotsukawa and Tōbetsu |
| Parent range | Mashike Mountains |
The Kabato Mountains (樺戸山地, Kabato Sanchi) are a mountain range on the western coast of Hokkaidō. It is part of the Mashike Mountains.[1]
Geology
[edit]Early Cretaceous aged igneous and sedimentary rocks are exposed in the Kabato Mountains and are referred to as the Kumaneshiri Group.[2] The Kumaneshiri Group specifically consists of mudstone, volcaniclastic sandstone and tuff, as well as reworked volcanic-sedimentary conglomerate, and tuff breccia. There are also pillow lava and dykes.
The peaks of the Kabato mountains include the following:
References
[edit]- ↑ 厚田・浜益の自然 (PDF). 石狩ファイル No.0052-01 (in Japanese). 石狩市教育委員会. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ Moreno, Teresa; Kojima, Tomoko; Gibbons, Wes; Wallis, Simon (2016). The Geology of Japan. The Geological Society of London. ISBN 9781862397439.
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