Mount Midori

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Mount Midori
緑岳

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The SSW face.
Highest point
Elevation 2,019.9 m (6,627 ft)
Prominence 30 m (98 ft)
Parent peak Mount Koizumi
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 43°38′59″N142°55′13″E / 43.64972°N 142.92028°E / 43.64972; 142.92028 Coordinates: 43°38′59″N142°55′13″E / 43.64972°N 142.92028°E / 43.64972; 142.92028
Naming
Translationgreen mountain(Japanese)
Pronunciation [midoɾidake]
Geography
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 白雲岳
50000:1 旭岳
Geology
Mountain type volcanic
Volcanic arc/belt Kurile arc

Mount Midori(緑岳,Midori-dake), also known as Mount Matsuura(松浦岳,Matsuura-dake), is a mountain located in the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan.

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The Ishikari Mountains is a range of volcanic mountains in central Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain range is made up from the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group and the Tomuraushi Volcanic Group. The volcanoes are part of the Kurile arc of the Pacific ring of fire.

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