What are
some interesting facts about mountains?Mountains by Nick
What are
some interesting facts about mountains?
In Japan there is 26 active
volcanoes. There is hardly any volcanoes in the east. Mt. Fuji's
heat is 5 degrees on the top of Mt. Fuji all year long. Some of
the names of the volcanoes in Honshu are Yakae yama, Nasudakac
and Zaoza. Some of the volcanoes in Kyushu are Aso and Unzendake.
The biggest mountain in Shikoku is Ishizuchi san. The name Japan Alps has been given to three
high mountain ranges that go north and south, west through
through the center of Honshu. Except for Mt. Fuji, all the
highest mountains are in the Alps. The tallest mountain in the
Alps is Kitadake at 3,192 meters. The highest mountain in Japan
is Mt. Fuji. It is a sleeping volcano since 1707. It is 3,776
meters above the sea. On the sea of Japan side are plateaus and
low mountains with heights of 500-1,500 meters. Mt. fuji in
meters is 3,776 meters high. The mountain ranges go through the
middle of the Japanese archipelago like a spine. Some of the
names of volcanoes in Hokkaido are Usuzan and Shinza. Some of the names of volcanoes
in Honshu are Yake yoma, Nasudake and Zaoza. Mt Aso is the world's largest volcano.
These pages prepared by second grade students - 2002