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Mount Fuji

#39 in World

Japan

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Elevation
3,776 m
Coordinates
35.3606, 138.7274
Category
mountains

Overview

Japan's iconic perfectly conical stratovolcano.

About

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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