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Ōsumi Peninsula
image:Osumi Peninsula Kagoshima Japan SRTM.jpg, 261x261px, Satellite image of Ōsumi Peninsula The projects south from the Japanese island of Kyūshū and includes the southernmost point on the island, Cape Sata. Its east coast lies on the Pacific Ocean, while to the west it faces the Satsuma Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay. Politically it is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Lava erupted in 1914 by Sakurajima (previously an island) made a land connection with the northwest of the Ōsumi Peninsula. Japan's first satellite was named Ohsumi (satellite), Ohsumi in honour of the people living in the area due their support of the people working on the launch. See also *: Southernmost point References Peninsulas of Japan Landforms of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyūshū
is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa and the other Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Islands). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. Kyushu has a land area of and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018. In ancient times, there is a theory that Kyushu was home to its own independent dynasty, where a unique, southern-influenced culture and tradition distinct from that of Honshu flourished. In the 8th-century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region. Geography The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, Mount Aso at , is on Kyūshū. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, on the east shore, and around Mt. Aso in central Kyūshū. The island is separated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Sata
Cape Sata (佐多岬, ''Sata Misaki'') is a cape at the southern tip of the Ōsumi Peninsula of Kyūshū island, Japan, and is the southernmost point of the island, just south of 31 degrees latitude. It belongs to the town of Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima Prefecture. It is within the borders of the Kirishima-Kinkōwan National Park. The area contains a Shinto shrine, the Misaki Shrine, and is also home to the Satamisaki Lighthouse built in 1871, designed by the Scotsman Richard Henry Brunton. Until October 29, 2012, the land was under the jurisdiction of a private company, which charged admission for entry to the area; however, the land was sold to the municipality of Minamiōsumi and is now free to enter. Alan Booth's 1986 book '' The Roads to Sata'' details his walk from Cape Sōya at the northern tip of Hokkaidō south to Cape Sata. Gallery File:Satamisaki Line 31.JPG, Monument at latitude 31°N File:Satamisaki observatory.JPG, Cape Sata Observatory File:Satamisaki Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), the Pacific Ocean is the largest division of the World Ocean and the hydrosphere and covers approximately 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of the planet's total surface area, larger than its entire land area ().Pacific Ocean . ''Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the Land and water hemispheres, water hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, as well as the Pole of inaccessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satsuma Peninsula
The Satsuma Peninsula (薩摩半島 ''Satsuma-hantō'') is a peninsula which projects south from the southwest part of Kyūshū Island, Japan. To the west lies the East China Sea, while to the east it faces the Ōsumi Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay. Politically, it belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, and it includes the prefectural capital, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima City. Near the southern tip of the peninsula is the Mount Kaimon (Kaimon-dake) and the hot springs of Ibusuki Onsen. References {{Kagoshima-geo-stub Landforms of Kagoshima Prefecture Peninsulas of Japan Satsuma Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagoshima Bay
also known as Kinkō Bay, is a deep inlet of the East China Sea on the coast of Japan.''Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition'', p. 562. Kagoshima Bay is on the south coast of the island of Kyūshū. The port city of Kagoshima and its well-protected harbor lie on the bay's western coast, just opposite the former island (now peninsula) of Sakurajima. Geology The bay itself is partially volcanic in origin, with two massive submarine calderas shaping part of the bay's shoreline: The younger Aira Caldera in the northernmost part of the bay, and the older Ata Caldera at the mouth of the bay where it meets the East China Sea. Both calderas formed during the Pleistocene from highly explosive Ultra-Plinian volcanic eruptions, Aira approximately 22,000 years ago and Ata approximately 105,000 years ago. Though such enormous eruptions are extremely infrequent, both volcanoes have remained active with much smaller eruptions in historic times, with Sakurajima in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,527,019 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 9,187 Square kilometre, km2 (3,547 Square mile, sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto Prefecture to the north and Miyazaki Prefecture to the northeast. Kagoshima is the capital and largest city of Kagoshima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima, Kanoya, Kagoshima, Kanoya, and Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Satsumasendai. Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southernmost point of Kyūshū and includes the Satsunan Islands group of the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture's mainland territory extends from the Ariake Sea to Shibushi Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast, and is characterized by two large peninsulas created by Kagoshima Bay. Kagoshima Prefecture formed the core of the Satsuma Domain, ruled from Kagoshima Castle, one of the most imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakurajima
Sakurajima (, ) is an active composite volcano, stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption connected it with the Ōsumi Peninsula. It is the most active volcano in Japan. , the volcanic activity still continues, dropping volcanic ash on the surroundings. Earlier eruptions built the white sand highlands in the region. On September 13, 2016, a team of experts from Bristol University and the Sakurajima Volcano Research Centre in Japan suggested that the volcano could have a major eruption within 30 years; since then two eruptions have occurred. Sakurajima is a stratovolcano. Its Summit (topography), summit has three peaks, ''Kita-dake'' (northern peak), ''Naka-dake'' (central peak) and ''Minami-dake'' (southern peak) which is active now. Kita-dake is Sakurajima's highest peak, rising to above sea level. The mountain is in a part of Kagoshima Bay known as Kinkō-wan. The former island is part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohsumi (satellite)
The Ohsumi ( or Ōsumi, おおすみ) satellite, Japan’s first artificial satellite, was launched on February 11, 1970, at 04:25 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (''ISAS'') from the Kagoshima Space Center, which is located on the Ōsumi Peninsula, Ohsumi peninsula in Japan. This location was chosen for its strategic position in coordinating eastward launches, optimizing the rocket's trajectory. The launch vehicle was the Lambda 4S-5, a rocket developed by the ISAS of the University of Tokyo. Such an achievement marks Japan as the fourth nation to independently place a satellite into orbit. The satellite achieved an Elliptic orbit, elliptical orbit with an apogee of approximately 5,150 km and a perigee of 335 km, conducting experiments to gather data on the ionosphere and testing satellite launch technologies. Although its operational life ended within hours due to power loss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peninsulas Of Japan
{{unreferenced, date=March 2020 Peninsulas of Japan include: Hokkaido *Nemuro Peninsula *Notsuke Peninsula (a sand spit) * Oshima Peninsula to the south **Kameda Peninsula southeast fork of Oshima Peninsula **Matumae Peninsula southwest fork of Oshima Peninsula *Shakotan Peninsula on the most eastern coast *Shiretoko Peninsula on the east coast Honshu * Atsumi Peninsula * Bōsō Peninsula * Chita Peninsula * Ise-Shima * Izu Peninsula * Kii Peninsula * Miura Peninsula * Natsudomari Peninsula * Noto Peninsula * Oga Peninsula * Oshika Peninsula, Oshika (Ojika) Peninsula * Shimokita Peninsula * Tsugaru Peninsula Shikoku * Sadamisaki Peninsula * Takanawa Peninsula Kyushu * Kitamatsuura Peninsula * Kunisaki Peninsula * Nagasaki Peninsula * Nishisonogi Peninsula * Ōsumi Peninsula * Satsuma Peninsula * Shimabara Peninsula * Uto Peninsula Okinawa * Chinen Peninsula * Henoko Peninsula * Katsuren Peninsula * Motobu Peninsula * Yomitan peninsula Peninsulas of Japan, * Lists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
