Mount_Maru_(Esan)

Mount Maru (Esan)

Mount Maru (Esan)

Active stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan

Mount Maru (丸山, Maru-yama) is an active stratovolcano of the Kameda peninsula. It is located in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Maru is also known as Esan Maruyama (恵山丸山) to distinguish it from other Mount Maru's and because of its close association with nearby Mount E.

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Geology

Mount Maru consists of non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.[2] The andesitic volcano is topped with a lava dome.[3]

Eruptive history

Mount Maru was last active some 200,000 years ago.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Geospatial Information Authority topographic map 尾札部
  2. [2]
    "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan 1: 200,000. The Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  3. [3]
    "ESAN MARU-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2010.


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