⛰️ Mount Zaō

Japan · Asia · 1,841 m · 38.14°N, 140.44°E

The Zaō Mountains , commonly called Mount Zaō, are a complex cluster of stratovolcanoes on the border between Yamagata Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The central volcano includes several lava domes and a tuff cone, Goshiki-dake, which contains a crater lake named "Okama". Also known as the "Five Color Pond" because it changes color depending on the weather, it lies in a crater formed by a volcanic eruption in the 1720s. The lake is 360 metres (1,200 ft) in diameter and 60 m (200 ft) deep, and is one of the main tourist attractions in the area.

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Quick facts

Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Elevation	1,841 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	38.14°N, 140.44°E · view on map

Mount Zaō rises to 1,841 m in Japan, in Asia. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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