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Mount Nōgōhaku

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Mount Nōgōhaku
Mount Nōgōhaku. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Mount Nōgōhaku (能郷白山, Nōgōhaku-san) is located on the borders of Gifu and Fukui prefectures in Japan. It is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains and serves as the drainage divide between the Pacific Ocean and the Japan Sea. There is one triangulation station at the top of the mountain.

Fragaria iinumae was discovered at first in this Mountain and the name Nōgō Fragaria (ノウゴウイチゴ・能郷苺, Nōgō Ichigo) was given.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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