Mount Asama

volcano on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures in Japan
Mountain stratovolcano Q242730
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Mount Asama

Summary

Mount Asama is a stratovolcano[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mount Asama is located in Karuizawa[3].
  • Mount Asama is located in Miyota[4].
  • Mount Asama is located in Tsumagoi[5].
  • Mount Asama is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Mount Asama's instance of is recorded as stratovolcano[7].
  • Mount Asama's instance of is recorded as complex volcano[8].
  • Mount Asama is made of andesite[9].
  • Mount Asama is part of Top 100 Geological Sites in Japan[10].
  • Mount Asama is part of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains[11].
  • Mount Asama is part of 100 Famous Gunma Mountains[12].
  • Mount Asama's Commons category is recorded as Mount Asama[13].
  • Mount Asama's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.4, 'lon': 138.51666666667}[14].
  • Mount Asama's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.40655, 'lon': 138.52295}[15].
  • Mount Asama's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.4070864, 'lon': 138.5197806}[16].
  • Mount Asama's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Honshu[17].
  • Mount Asama's significant event is recorded as Tenmei eruption[18].
  • Mount Asama's significant event is recorded as last volcanic eruption[19].
  • Mount Asama's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Mount Asama's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • Mount Asama's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[22].
  • Mount Asama's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[23].
  • Mount Asama's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '浅間山'}[24].
  • Mount Asama sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2568'}[25].
  • Mount Asama's located in protected area is recorded as Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park[26].
  • Mount Asama's volcano observatory is recorded as Asama Volcano Observatory[27].

Body

Geography

Mount Asama is in the country of Japan[6]. Located in include Karuizawa[3], a town of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1889[30]; Miyota[4], a town of Japan[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1956[33]; and Tsumagoi[5], a village of Japan[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1889[36]. Part of include Top 100 Geological Sites in Japan[10], a selection of 100[37], in Japan[38], founded in 2007[39]; 100 Famous Japanese Mountains[11], a literary work[40], written by Kyūya Fukada[41]; and 100 Famous Gunma Mountains[12].

Physical Characteristics

Mount Asama sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2568'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include stratovolcano[7] and complex volcano[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mount Asama include Asama[42], a train service[43], in Japan[44], founded in 1997[45].

Why It Matters

Mount Asama has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for it include Asama[42], a train service[43], in Japan[44], founded in 1997[45].

References

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  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Located in/on physical feature Honshu
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan +1
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