Mount Iō

Mount Iō also Mount Iwo is an active andesitic stratovolcano on the of Hokkaidō, . It sits within the borders of the town of Shari.
  • Volcano rising to 1,562 metres (5,125 feet)
  • Description: mountain in Rausu and Shari, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Iō San”
    “Iō-yama”
    “Io-zan”
    “Iwo Zan”
    “Mount Shiretoko-Io”
    “Yuō-yama”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Chienbetsu and Mount Higashi.
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Latitude
44.13329° or 44° 7′ 60″ north
Longitude
145.16129° or 145° 9′ 41″ east
Open location code
8RP745M6+8G
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Mount Iō” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “အိအိုးတောင် (ရှိရဲတိုခို)”
  • Burmese: “အိအိုးတောင်”
  • Cebuano: “Ioh-zan”
  • Chinese: “知床硫磺山”
  • Chinese: “知床硫黃山”
  • Czech: “Širetoko-Iwo-zan”
  • Dutch: “Ioh-zan”
  • Dutch: “Mount Iō”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت ايو”
  • French: “Mont Iō”
  • Japanese: “知床硫黄山”
  • Japanese: “硫黄山”
  • Ladin: “Mont Iō”
  • Russian: “Иодзан”
  • Russian: “Маунт Иво (Сирэтоко)”
  • Slovak: “Širetoko-Iwo-zan”
  • Ukrainian: “Сіретоко-Іво-Дзан”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 南岳硫黄山分岐 and 二ツ池.

Eastern Hokkaido: Highlights

Learn more about Abashiri and Kushiro.
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