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is an active
stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
located in
Akan National Park is a national park located on the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Along with Daisetsuzan National Park, these are the two oldest national parks in Hokkaidō. The park was established December 4, 1934. Akan is an area of volcanic craters and forests ...
in
Hokkaidō is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...
,
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is the tallest mountain in the
Akan Volcanic Complex Akan Volcanic Complex is a volcanic group of volcanoes that grew out of the Akan caldera. It is located within Akan National Park, about 50 km Northwest of Kushiro in eastern Hokkaidō, Japan. Description A number of peaks are arranged ar ...
. The volcano consists of nine overlapping cones that grew out of the Akan caldera, on the shores of
Lake Akan is a lake in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located in Akan National Park and is a Ramsar Site. History Volcanic activity formed the lake some 6,000 years ago, when a lava dam was formed. The lake used to have a clarity of 8–9 meters in th ...
. Mount Meakan has a triple crater at its summit. According to its name and local legend, Mount Meakan is the female counterpart to
Mount Oakan is a stratovolcano located in Akan National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. Geography and geology Mount Oakan sits in the Akan caldera northeast of Lake Akan. The volcano rises some above the surrounding terrain. The top of the volcano is above se ...
on the other side of Lake Akan. File:Akan Caldera Relief Map, SRTM.jpg, Akan Caldera
Me-Akan (bottom left)
O-Akan (center right) File:Mount Meakan seen from the NE (2005).jpg, Seen from the NE File:Meakandake funka.jpg, March 2006 eruption


Geography

There are two ponds in the crater, 赤沼 (Sekinuma, ''Red Pond'') and 青沼 (Aonuma, ''Blue Pond'').


See also

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List of volcanoes in Japan This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan. An Orange background indicates a volcano considered active by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Hokkaido Honshū Izu Islands Ogasawara Archipelago The Ogasawara Archipelag ...


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External links


Meakandake
- Japan Meteorological Agency * - Japan Meteorological Agency

- Geological Survey of Japan * Mountains of Hokkaido Volcanoes of Hokkaido Highest points of Japanese national parks Active volcanoes Stratovolcanoes of Japan {{Hokkaido-geo-stub