Mount Iō, Shiretoko National Park

Name: Mount Iō
Address: Shiretoko National Park, Japan

#6 among attractions in Shiretoko National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Mount Iō also Mount Iwo is an active andesitic stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula of Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits within the borders of the town of Shari. Mount Iō is known for erupting liquid sulphur in the eruptions of 1889 and 1936. Mount Iō literally means, sulphur mountain. There are two explosion craters and a lava dome at the summit of the volcano. A different volcano with a similar name, in SW Japan erupted in April 2018. ()

Local name: 知床硫黄山 Last eruption: 1936Elevation: 5125 ftProminence: 797 ftCoordinates: 44°7'60"N, 145°9'40"E

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Mount Iō – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Rausu, Kamuiwakka Falls, Mount Okkabake, Mount Minami.

4.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Rausu, Shiretoko National Park
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Kamuiwakka Falls, Shiretoko National Park
55 min walk • Kamuiwakka Falls is a natural hot spring in Shiretoko National Park, Japan. It is on the Kamuiwakka River.
2.1 miS
Volcano
Mount Okkabake, Shiretoko National Park
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1.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Minami, Shiretoko National Park
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2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Rusha, Shiretoko National Park
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0.9 miE
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Mount Higashi, Shiretoko National Park
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0.7 miSE
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Mount Chienbetsu, Shiretoko National Park
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2.8 miS
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Mount Sashirui, Shiretoko National Park
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