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Mount Machine

Coordinates: 43°29′12″N 141°42′58″E / 43.48667°N 141.71611°E / 43.48667; 141.71611
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Mount Machine
Mount Machine is located in Japan
Mount Machine
Mount Machine
Location of Mount Machine in Japan.
Highest point
Elevation1,002 m (3,287 ft)[1]
Prominence70 m (230 ft)[1]
Parent peakPinneshiri (Kabato)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates43°29′12″N 141°42′58″E / 43.48667°N 141.71611°E / 43.48667; 141.71611[1]
Naming
Native name待根山 (Ainu)
English translationFemale Mountain
Geography
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeKabato Mountains
Topo map(s)Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 ピンネシリ
50000:1 留萌

Mount Machine (待根山, Machine-yama) is a mountain located in the Kabato Mountains on the border of Tōbetsu and Shintotsukawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Machine derives its name from the Ainu language matne-sir, meaning "female land". The name of neighboring Pinneshiri means '"male land". Pinneshiri, Mount Kamuishiri, and Mount Machine are together known as The Three Mountains of Kabato (樺戸三山, Kabato Sanzan).

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  1. ^ a b c Geospatial Information Authority topographical map ピンネシリ(