Tokachi-Mitsumata Caldera
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Tokachi-Mitsumata Caldera is an 8-km wide volcanic caldera
in the Ishikari Mountains
of Daisetsuzan National Park
in Hokkaidō
, Japan
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The caldera is bounded to the north by the Ishikari Mountains
and to the southwest by the Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group.
Caldera
A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption, such as the one at Yellowstone National Park in the US. They are sometimes confused with volcanic craters...
in the Ishikari Mountains
Ishikari Mountains
The 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.-References:...
of Daisetsuzan National Park
Daisetsuzan National Park
, or Taisetsuzan is located in the mountainous center of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō. At 2267.64 square kilometers, Daisetsuzan is the largest national park in Japan....
in Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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The caldera is bounded to the north by the Ishikari Mountains
Central Ishikari Mountains
The , or more commonly referred to simply as the , are a group of mountains in central Hokkaidō, Japan.-List of peaks:*Mount Ishikari*Mount Otofuke*Mount Mikuni*Mount Yuniishikari*Mount Numanohara-Geography:...
and to the southwest by the Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group.