Kanto Mountains

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The Kanto Mountains are a major mountain range in central Honshu, Japan, forming a natural barrier around the Kanto Plain and including peaks such as Mount Akagi.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
alsoKnownAs Kantō Sanchi
borderOf Gunma Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED
Nagano Prefecture NERFINISHED
Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED
Shizuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED
Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED
Tokyo Metropolis NERFINISHED
Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED
climateEffect blocks winter monsoon winds from Sea of Japan side
influences precipitation patterns on Kanto Plain
contains non-volcanic peaks
volcanic peaks
country Japan
drainageDivideFor Pacific Ocean side rivers
Sea of Japan side rivers
ecoregion temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
formsNaturalBarrierFor Kanto Plain NERFINISHED
geologicalType fold mountains
hasPart Mount Akagi NERFINISHED
Mount Akagi volcano
Mount Asama
Mount Haruna NERFINISHED
Mount Hotaka (Gunma) NERFINISHED
Mount Mitake NERFINISHED
Mount Myogi NERFINISHED
Mount Nikko-Shirane NERFINISHED
Mount Tanzawa NERFINISHED
highestPeak Mount Nikko-Shirane NERFINISHED
JapaneseName 関東山地
language Japanese
locatedIn central Honshu
locatedInRegion Kanto region
locatedOn Honshu NERFINISHED
near Chichibu Mountains
Nikko Mountains
Tokyo metropolitan area
partOf Japanese Alps and surrounding ranges
separates Chubu region NERFINISHED
Kanto region
surrounds Kanto Plain NERFINISHED
usedFor hiking
mountaineering
nature tourism
skiing

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kantō region ("Kantō Mountains")
containsMountainRange
Kanto Mountains ("関東山地")
JapaneseName
Mount Akagi
mountainRange

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