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Mount Iō (Akan)

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168: 207: 403: 214: 175: 479: 391: 379: 34: 360: 355:). The mountain is quite bare. Despite its bareness and being a rather low mountain at 508 metres (1,667 ft) it hosts alpine plant life. It hosts colonies of 167: 100: 86: 516: 444: 206: 259: 545: 69: 509: 540: 535: 402: 93: 502: 424: 419: 272: 59: 490: 337: 325: 247: 390: 378: 452: 8: 356: 81: 148: 478: 254: 486: 240: 529: 294: 289: 115: 102: 285: 74: 344: 329: 187: 364: 33: 277: 445:"Introducing places of interest: Akan National Park (Kawayu Area)" 343:
The mountain was once mined for sulphur, hence its name. To the
49: 333: 191: 38:Mount Iō, also known as Atsosa Nupuri (July 2009) 527: 313: 307: 87:List of mountains and hills of Japan by height 510: 451:. Ministry of the Environment. Archived from 336:. It sits within the borders of the town of 517: 503: 437: 16:Volcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan 528: 485:This Hokkaidō location article is a 473: 13: 14: 557: 477: 401: 389: 377: 213: 212: 205: 174: 173: 166: 32: 1: 430: 260:Geographical Survey Institute 489:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 413: 361:Rhododendron diversipilosum 314: 10: 562: 472: 425:List of mountains in Japan 420:List of volcanoes in Japan 370: 347:the mountain was known as 54:508 m (1,667 ft) 308: 283: 271: 266: 253: 239: 159: 154: 144: 136: 131: 92: 80: 68: 58: 48: 43: 31: 26: 21: 546:Hokkaidō geography stubs 262:, 25000:1 川湯, 50000:1 斜里 64:130 m (430 ft) 449:National Parks of Japan 363:, and other members of 116:43.61028°N 144.43861°E 541:Mountains of Hokkaido 536:Volcanoes of Hokkaido 326:Akan Volcanic Complex 248:Akan Volcanic Complex 324:is a volcano in the 229:Show map of Hokkaido 357:Siberian Dwarf Pine 226:Mount Iō (Hokkaido) 137:English translation 121:43.61028; 144.43861 112: /  44:Highest point 498: 497: 300: 299: 196:Show map of Japan 553: 519: 512: 505: 481: 474: 464: 463: 461: 460: 441: 405: 393: 381: 319: 317: 311: 310: 243: 230: 216: 215: 209: 197: 177: 176: 170: 145:Language of name 140:Sulphur Mountain 127: 126: 124: 123: 122: 117: 113: 110: 109: 108: 105: 36: 19: 18: 561: 560: 556: 555: 554: 552: 551: 550: 526: 525: 524: 523: 470: 468: 467: 458: 456: 443: 442: 438: 433: 416: 409: 406: 397: 394: 385: 382: 373: 305: 241: 235: 234: 233: 232: 231: 228: 227: 224: 223: 222: 221: 217: 200: 199: 198: 195: 194: 185: 184: 183: 182: 178: 120: 118: 114: 111: 106: 103: 101: 99: 98: 39: 17: 12: 11: 5: 559: 549: 548: 543: 538: 522: 521: 514: 507: 499: 496: 495: 482: 466: 465: 435: 434: 432: 429: 428: 427: 422: 415: 412: 411: 410: 408:Visitor center 407: 400: 398: 395: 388: 386: 383: 376: 372: 369: 353:naked mountain 298: 297: 292: 281: 280: 275: 269: 268: 264: 263: 257: 251: 250: 245: 237: 236: 225: 219: 218: 211: 210: 204: 203: 202: 201: 186: 180: 179: 172: 171: 165: 164: 163: 162: 161: 160: 157: 156: 152: 151: 146: 142: 141: 138: 134: 133: 129: 128: 96: 90: 89: 84: 78: 77: 72: 66: 65: 62: 56: 55: 52: 46: 45: 41: 40: 37: 29: 28: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 558: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 533: 531: 520: 515: 513: 508: 506: 501: 500: 494: 492: 488: 483: 480: 476: 475: 471: 455:on 2014-10-13 454: 450: 446: 440: 436: 426: 423: 421: 418: 417: 404: 399: 392: 387: 380: 375: 374: 368: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 341: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 316: 304: 296: 293: 291: 287: 282: 279: 276: 274: 273:Mountain type 270: 265: 261: 258: 256: 252: 249: 246: 244: 238: 208: 193: 189: 169: 158: 153: 150: 147: 143: 139: 135: 130: 125: 97: 95: 91: 88: 85: 83: 79: 76: 73: 71: 67: 63: 61: 57: 53: 51: 47: 42: 35: 30: 25: 20: 491:expanding it 484: 469: 457:. Retrieved 453:the original 448: 439: 384:Distant view 352: 348: 342: 321: 302: 301: 242:Parent range 75:Mount Kabuto 349:Atosanupuri 119: / 107:144°26′19″E 94:Coordinates 70:Parent peak 530:Categories 459:2009-04-23 431:References 104:43°36′37″N 60:Prominence 396:Fumaroles 365:Ericaceae 338:Teshikaga 322:Mount Iwo 295:Kuril arc 284:Volcanic 155:Geography 50:Elevation 414:See also 330:Hokkaidō 303:Mount Iō 278:volcanic 255:Topo map 220:Mount Iō 188:Hokkaidō 181:Mount Iō 149:Japanese 22:Mount Iō 371:Gallery 267:Geology 82:Listing 315:Iō-zan 132:Naming 334:Japan 320:also 192:Japan 487:stub 345:Ainu 290:belt 340:. 328:of 309:硫黄山 286:arc 27:硫黄山 532:: 447:. 367:. 359:, 332:, 312:, 190:, 518:e 511:t 504:v 493:. 462:. 351:( 318:) 306:( 288:/

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Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Mount Kabuto
Listing
List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates
43°36′37″N 144°26′19″E / 43.61028°N 144.43861°E / 43.61028; 144.43861
Japanese
Mount Iō is located in Japan
Hokkaidō
Japan
Mount Iō is located in Hokkaido
Parent range
Akan Volcanic Complex
Topo map
Geographical Survey Institute
Mountain type
volcanic
arc
belt
Kuril arc
Akan Volcanic Complex
Hokkaidō
Japan
Teshikaga
Ainu
Siberian Dwarf Pine
Rhododendron diversipilosum

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