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Kitami Mountains (北見山地, Kitami-sanchi) is a mountain range of Hokkaidō, Japan. Unlike much of the rest of Japan, the Kitami Mountains are not very seismically active.[1]

Kitami Mountains
Highest point
Peak	Mount Teshio, Hokkaidō, Japan
Elevation	1,558 m (5,112 ft)
Coordinates	43°57′52″N 142°53′17″E
Dimensions
Length	180 km (110 mi) Southeast-Northwest
Naming
Native name	北見山地  (Japanese) Kitami-sanchi  (Japanese)
Geography
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō

The Kitami Mountains are north of the Ishikari Mountains and east of the Teshio Mountains. A depression separates the Kitami Mountains from the Yūbari Mountains.[1] The highest point in the Kitami Mountains is Mount Teshio. Mount Teshio sits atop the Wenshiri horst.[2]

Geology

Rocks from the Kitami mountains are mostly sedimentary from the Cretaceous-Paleogene periods. Volcanic rock was placed down on top of this from volcanoes that erupted in the Miocene or later.[1]

The Kitami Mountains formed in the inner arc of the Kurile Arc.

Mountains

• Mount Teshio (天塩岳) (1,558m)
• Mount Chitokaniushi (チトカニウシ山) (1,446m)
• Mount Shōkotsu (渚滑岳) (1,345m)
• Mount Uenshiri (ウエンシリ岳) (1,142m)
• Mount Hako (函岳) (1,129m)
• Mount Piyashiri (ピヤシリ山) (987m)
• Mount Utsu (鬱岳) (818m)

References

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[fr] Monts Kitami

Les monts Kitami (北見山地, Kitami-sanchi?) sont une chaîne de montagnes de l'île Hokkaidō au Japon. Contrairement au reste du pays, les monts Kitami n'ont pas d'activité sismique significative[1].

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