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Fun fact 1 about Mount Fuji

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The name Fuji may have originated from the image of abundant soldiers ascending the mountain slopes.

Mount Fuji
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Mount Fuji

Japan

Elevation
3,776 m
Countries
Japan
39th tallest mountain in the world

Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m. It is the highest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano on any Asian island, and the seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. Mount Fuji last erupted from 1707 to 1708.

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