Coordinates: 35°52′N 138°40′E / 35.867°N 138.667°E / 35.867; 138.667

Kantō Mountains

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Kantō Mountains
File:Echigo Mountains 2008-01-06.jpg
View of Kantō Mountains with Mount Fuji in the background.
Highest point
PeakKitaokusenjo
Elevation2,601 m (8,533 ft)
Naming
Native name
Geography
Location of Kantō Mountains in Japan
CountryJapan
RegionKantō region
Range coordinates35°52′N 138°40′E / 35.867°N 138.667°E / 35.867; 138.667
Parent rangeKantō Range

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.

File:Geofeatures map of Kanto Japan ja.svg
Geofeatures map of Kanto

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).

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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 日本語). Retrieved 2021-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "Kantō Range | mountains, Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  3. "かんとうさんち【関東山地】 | か | 辞典". 学研キッズネット (in 日本語). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  4. "【関東山地】とは・意味 | エキサイト辞書". エキサイト辞書 (in 日本語). Retrieved 2021-05-25.

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