Mountain on the island of Kyushu, Japan
| Mount Karakuni | |
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| Karakunidake | |
 Mount Karakuni, September 2008 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Coordinates | 31°56′03″N 130°51′42″E / 31.93417°N 130.86167°E / 31.93417; 130.86167 |
| Geography | |
  Mount KarakuniKagoshima Prefecture - Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
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Karakunidake (韓国岳) or Mount Karakuni (1,700m) is a volcano in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It is part of Kirishima-Yaku National Park.
Name
Karakunidake was named as such from two accounts before the Edo period: the first of which referred to the mountain's barren surface, and the second which claimed that climbers can see the distant Korean Peninsula across the sea.
Some maps erroneously spell its name as "唐国岳" (Karakunidake), with the kanji "唐" in place of "韓".
See also
References
- ^ "Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Natural Parks Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- "Introducing places of interest: Kirishima-Yaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- Mt. Karakunidake - Japan National Tourism Organization
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