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Mount Asama (Asama volcano; Asamayama), Nagano Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Mount Asama (Asama volcano; Asamayama)Volcano
Nagano PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Asamayama (Fire Mountain) from Karuisawa, at Nakasendo (c. 1880)

Mount Asama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
06723320017272304239528.jpg
Asamayama (Fire Mountain) from Karuisawa, at Nakasendo (c. 1880)

Mount Asama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
06723320017272304239528.jpg
Asamayama (Fire Mountain) from Karuisawa, at Nakasendo (c. 1880)

Mount Asama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 24' 25'' North , 138° 31' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Komoro46,272 (2017)12.7km
Ueda126,606 (2018)21.3km
Saku68,885 (2017)21.4km
Kamimaruko25,403 (2017)24.1km
Suzaka54,022 (2017)32.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
218887
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218887:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
mont Asama, Nagano, Japon
German:
Asama, Präfektur Nagano, Japan
Italian:
Monte Asama, prefettura di Nagano, Giappone
Japanese:
浅間山, 長野県, 日本
Russian:
Асама, Нагано, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
淺間山, 长野县, 日本
Spanish:
Monte Asama, Prefectura de Nagano, Japón
Albanian:
Mount Asama, Japonia
Arabic:
جبل أساما, ناغانو, اليابان
Azeri:
Asama, Naqano, Yaponiya
Belarusian:
Асама, прэфектура Нагана, Японія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Асама, Японія
Catalan:
Mont Asama, prefectura de Nagano, Japó
Cebuano:
Asama-yama, Nagano-ken, Hapon
Czech:
Asama, Prefektura Nagano, Japonsko
Danish:
Asama, Nagano-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Asama, Nagano, Japan
Estonian:
Asama, Nagano prefektuur, Jaapan
Farsi/Persian:
کوه آساما, استان ناگانو, ژاپن
Finnish:
Asama, Naganon prefektuuri, Japani
Georgian:
ასამა, ნაგანო, იაპონია
Indonesian:
Gunung Asama, Prefektur Nagano, Jepang
Javanese:
Gunung Asama, Jepang
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Асама, Жапония
Korean:
아사마산, 나가노현, 일본
Lithuanian:
Asama, Nagano prefektūra, Japonija
Macedonian:
Асама, Нагано, Јапонија
Malayalam:
അസാമാ പർവ്വതം, ജപ്പാൻ
Marathi:
माउंट असामा, नागानो, जपान
Norwegian:
Asama, Nagano, Japan
Occitan:
Asama, Japon
Polish:
Asama, Prefektura Nagano, Japonia
Portuguese:
Monte Asama, Nagano, Japão
Romanian:
Muntele Asama, Prefectura Nagano, Japonia
Scots:
Munt Asama, Nagano Prefectur, Japan
Slovak:
Asama, Nagano, Japonsko
Swedish:
Asama, Nagano prefektur, Japan
Traditional Chinese:
淺間山, 長野縣, 日本
Turkish:
Asama Dağı, Nagano, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Асама, Префектура Наґано, Японія
Vietnamese:
Núi Asama, Nagano, Nhật Bản
Western Punjabi:
ٹلہ اسامہ, ضلع ناگانو, جپان
Wu Chinese:
浅间山, 长野县, 日本


Very active volcano which mainly erupts dacitic and andesitic ash.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Mullite
Formula: Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMullite9.AF.20Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Asama
Wikidata ID:Q242730
GeoNames ID:1865040

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Japan
Okhotsk PlateTectonic Plate

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