Mt. Zaō

The Zaō Mountains, commonly called Mount Zaō, are a complex cluster of stratovolcanoes on the border between and in .
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,841 metres
  • Description: mountain in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Mount Zaō” and “Zaō Mountains”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Okama.

Lake
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, meaning an honourable cauldron, is the inactive volcanic crater on top of Mount Zaō, located in , on the border with Yamagata, Japan.

Mt. Zaō

Latitude
38.1364° or 38° 8′ 11″ north
Longitude
140.4495° or 140° 26′ 58″ east
Elevation
1,841 metres (6,040 feet)
Open location code
8RC24CPX+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3600643281
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q167951
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Satellite Map

Discover Mt. Zaō from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Mt. Zaō” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Zaō mendia”
  • Burmese: “ဇအိုးတောင်”
  • Chinese: “藏王連峰”
  • Czech: “Zaó”
  • Dutch: “Mount Zaō”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت زاو”
  • Estonian: “Zaō vulkaan”
  • French: “mont Zaō”
  • French: “Mont Zaō”
  • French: “Zaō-zan”
  • Galician: “monte Zaō”
  • German: “Zaō”
  • Japanese: “Zaō-zan”
  • Japanese: “ざおうざん”
  • Japanese: “ざおうれんぽう”
  • Japanese: “蔵王山”
  • Japanese: “蔵王連峰”
  • Korean: “자오 산맥”
  • Korean: “자오 연봉”
  • Ladin: “Mont Zaō”
  • Nepali: “जाओ हिमाल”
  • Polish: “Zaō”
  • Russian: “Дзао”
  • Serbian: “Зао (планина)”
  • Serbian: “Зао”
  • Serbian: “планина Зао”
  • Slovak: “Zaó (sopka)”
  • Slovak: “Zaó”
  • Turkish: “Zaō Dağı”
  • Uzbek: “Zaō togʻi”
  • Venetian: “Mount Zaō”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹلہ زاؤ”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 五色岳 and 蔵王山.

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