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Kiso Mountains

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are a mountain range in Nagano and Gifu prefectures in Japan. [1]

33 relations: Akaishi Mountains, Alpine plant, Cirque, Endemism, Gifu Prefecture, Granite, Height, Hida Mountains, Ise Bay, Japan, Japanese Alps, Kiso District, Kiso River, Komagatake Ropeway, Leontopodium, List of mountains and hills of Japan by height, Mount Ena, Mount Hōken, Mount Kisokoma, Mount Minamikoma, Mount Sannosawa, Mount Senjō, Mount Utsugi, Mountain, Mountain range, Nagano Prefecture, Pacific Ocean, River, River source, Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group, Tenryū River, Tree line, 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

Akaishi Mountains

is a mountain range in central Honshū, Japan, bordering Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures.

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Alpine plant

Alpine plants are plants that grow in an alpine climate, which occurs at high elevation and above the tree line.

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Cirque

Two cirques with semi-permanent snowpatches near Abisko National Park, Sweden A cirque (French, from the Latin word circus) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion.

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Endemism

Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Gifu Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of central Japan.

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Granite

Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture.

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Height

Height is the measure of vertical distance, either how "tall" something or someone is, or how "high" the position is.

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Hida Mountains

The, or, is a Japanese mountain range which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures.

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Ise Bay

is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso Three Rivers between Mie and Aichi Prefectures in Japan.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japanese Alps

The is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshū (本州).

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Kiso District

is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Kiso River

The is a river in Japan roughly 229 km long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya.

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Komagatake Ropeway

is an aerial lift line in the Kiso Mountains range, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Leontopodium

Leontopodium is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae family (which also includes daisies and sunflowers).

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List of mountains and hills of Japan by height

The following is a list of the mountains and hills of Japan, ordered by height.

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Mount Ena

is a mountain peak of the Kiso Mountains range in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Mount Hōken

Mount Hōken is one of major peaks in Kiso Mountains or Central Alps, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Mount Kisokoma

is a mountain located in Miyada, Kamiina District, and Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Mount Minamikoma

is a mountain located on the border between Okuwa, Kiso District, and Iijima, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Mount Sannosawa

is amongst the Kiso Mountains, located in the Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Mount Senjō

is a mountain on the border of Minami-Alps, Yamanashi, and Ina, Nagano, in Japan.

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Mount Utsugi

is a mountain located on the boundary of Okuwa, Iijima and Miyada, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Mountain

A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak.

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Mountain range

A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground.

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Nagano Prefecture

is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on the island of Honshu.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

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River

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

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River source

The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the furthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river.

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Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group

, also just Yatsugatake is a volcanic group of inactive volcanoes located on the border of Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture on Honshū in Japan.

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Tenryū River

The is a river in central Honshū, Japan.

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Tree line

The tree line is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing.

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100 Famous Japanese Mountains

is a book composed in 1964 by mountaineer and author Kyūya Fukada.

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Redirects here:

Kiso Mountain, Japan, Kiso Sanmyaku.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiso_Mountains

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