Kantō Mountains
Mountain range on the west side of the Kantō Plain in central Japan
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Kantō Mountains
Location of Kantō Mountains in Japan
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Kantō Mountains or Kantō Range (Japanese: 関東山地) is a mountain range on the west side of the Kanto Plain in central Japan.
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It stretches from the western part of the Kantō region to the eastern part of the Chubu region[1][2][3] and spans Gunma, Saitama, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Nagano, and Yamanashi prefectures.[1][4] The highest peak of the mountain range is Mount Kitaokusenjo [ja] (2,601m).
See also
- Chichibu Mountains
- Chichibu Tama Kai National Park
- Karisaka pass (Japan's Three Great Passes)
- Tanzawa Mountains
References
- ^ a b 第2版, 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),デジタル大辞泉,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,百科事典マイペディア,精選版 日本国語大辞典,世界大百科事典. "関東山地とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Kantō Range | mountains, Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "かんとうさんち【関東山地】 | か | 辞典". 学研キッズネット (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "【関東山地】とは・意味 | エキサイト辞書". エキサイト辞書 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
External links
- Kantō Range - Britannica
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