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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

Japan landmark is still without its iconic cap for the first time in 130 years

A swan stands on a beach of Lake Yamanakako in front of Mount Fuji on October 31, 2024 in Yamanakako Village, Japan - (Getty Images)

The iconic Mount Fuji is still snowless in November for the first time in 130 years, presumably because of the unusually warm temperatures in the past few weeks.

The lack of snow on Mt. Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, as of Tuesday breaks the previous record set on Oct. 26, 2016, meteorological officials said.

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