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| state4 = Miyagi Prefecture
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The {{nihongo|'''Ōu Mountains'''|奥羽山脈|Ōu-sanmyaku}} are a [[mountain range]] in the [[Tōhoku region]] of [[Honshū]], [[Japan]]. The range is the longest range in Japan and stretches {{Convert|500|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south from the [[Natsudomari Peninsula]] of [[Aomori Prefecture]] to the [[Nasu Mountains|Nasu]] volcanoes at the northern boundary of the [[Kantō region]]. Though long, the range is only about {{convert|35|km|mi}} wide. The highest point in the range is [[Mount Iwate]], {{convert|2038|m|ft}}.<ref name="GLGArcs">{{cite web|url=http://glgarcs.lad.jp/landform_thk.html|title=Landforms of Tohoku|last=Nishiwaki|first=H.|year=2006|work=GLGArcs|accessdate=2008-09-11}}</ref>
The {{nihongo|'''Ōu Mountains'''|奥羽山脈|Ōu-sanmyaku}} are a [[mountain range]] in the [[Tōhoku region]] of [[Honshū]], [[Japan]]. The range is the longest range in Japan and stretches {{Convert|500|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south from the [[Natsudomari Peninsula]] of [[Aomori Prefecture]] to the [[Nasu Mountains|Nasu]] volcanoes at the northern boundary of the [[Kantō region]]. Though long, the range is only about {{convert|35|km|mi}} wide. The highest point in the range is [[Mount Iwate]], {{convert|2038|m|ft}}.<ref name="GLGArcs">{{cite web |author=Hirotoshi Nishiwaki |title=Northeastern Honshu |url=http://www.glgarcs.net/intro/ne_honshu.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101060304/http://www.glgarcs.net/intro/ne_honshu.html|archivedate=2015-11-01|work=GLGArcs|accessdate=2020-05-06}}</ref>


The range includes several widely known mountains: [[Hakkōda Mountains]], Mount Iwate, [[Mount Zaō]], [[Mount Azuma]], and [[Mount Adatara]].
The range includes several widely known mountains: [[Hakkōda Mountains]], Mount Iwate, [[Mount Zaō]], [[Mount Azuma]], [[Mount Yakeishi]], and [[Mount Adatara]].


==Naming==
== Naming ==
These mountains previously formed the boundary between historical provinces of [[Mutsu Province|Mutsu]] (陸奥国) and [[Dewa Province|Dewa]] (出羽国). The ''[[kanji]]'' for the name of the mountain range was created from one ''[[kanji]]'' of the two provinces, 奥 and 羽, respectively.
These mountains previously formed the boundary between historical provinces of [[Mutsu Province|Mutsu]] (陸奥国) and [[Dewa Province|Dewa]] (出羽国). The ''[[kanji]]'' for the name of the mountain range was created from one ''[[kanji]]'' of the two provinces, 奥 and 羽, respectively.


==Geology==
== Geology ==
The Ōu Mountains began to form in the [[Pliocene]]. They sit over the middle of the inner arc of the [[Northeastern Japan Arc]]. This is the result of the [[Pacific Plate]] subducting under the [[Okhotsk Plate]]. A chain of [[Quaternary]] volcanoes along the range forms the volcanic front.<ref name="GLGArcs" />
The Ōu Mountains began to form in the [[Pliocene]]. They sit over the middle of the inner arc of the [[Northeastern Japan Arc]]. This is the result of the [[Pacific Plate]] subducting under the [[Okhotsk Plate]]. A chain of [[Quaternary]] volcanoes along the range forms the volcanic front.<ref name="GLGArcs" />


==References==
== References ==
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[[Category:Mountain ranges of Yamagata Prefecture]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Yamagata Prefecture]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Fukushima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Fukushima Prefecture]]


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Latest revision as of 21:45, 3 November 2024

Ōu Mountains
A section of the Ōu Mountains near Kōriyama, Fukushima
Highest point
PeakMount Iwate, Iwate Prefecture
Elevation2,038 m (6,686 ft)
Dimensions
Length500 km (310 mi) North-South
Width35 km (22 mi) East-West
Naming
Native name
Geography
Map
CountryJapan
States
  • Aomori Prefecture
  • Akita Prefecture
  • Fukushima Prefecture
  • Iwate Prefecture
  • Miyagi Prefecture
  • Yamagata Prefecture
RegionTōhoku
Range coordinates39°51.15′N 141°0.05′E / 39.85250°N 141.00083°E / 39.85250; 141.00083
Geology
OrogenyIsland arc
Rock typeVolcanic

The Ōu Mountains (奥羽山脈, Ōu-sanmyaku) are a mountain range in the Tōhoku region of Honshū, Japan. The range is the longest range in Japan and stretches 500 km (311 mi) south from the Natsudomari Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture to the Nasu volcanoes at the northern boundary of the Kantō region. Though long, the range is only about 35 kilometres (22 mi) wide. The highest point in the range is Mount Iwate, 2,038 metres (6,686 ft).[1]

The range includes several widely known mountains: Hakkōda Mountains, Mount Iwate, Mount Zaō, Mount Azuma, Mount Yakeishi, and Mount Adatara.

Naming

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These mountains previously formed the boundary between historical provinces of Mutsu (陸奥国) and Dewa (出羽国). The kanji for the name of the mountain range was created from one kanji of the two provinces, 奥 and 羽, respectively.

Geology

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The Ōu Mountains began to form in the Pliocene. They sit over the middle of the inner arc of the Northeastern Japan Arc. This is the result of the Pacific Plate subducting under the Okhotsk Plate. A chain of Quaternary volcanoes along the range forms the volcanic front.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hirotoshi Nishiwaki. "Northeastern Honshu". GLGArcs. Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
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