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Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaidō
290px, Hamatonbetsu town center area Aerial photograph.1977 290px, Lake Kutcharo is a town located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 3,263 in 1841 households, and a population density of 8.1 people per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Hamatonbetsu is located in northeast Hokkaido; it faces the Sea of Okhotsk to the east where, during the winter, there is drift ice. Coastal areas of the town are marshy, and mountains spread out in the western and southern parts of the town. Lake Kutcharo designated a Ramsar site in July 1989, and host nearly 300 bird species either year round or as part of the avians' migratory pattern. Parts of the town are within the borders of the North Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park. * Mountains: Mount Jumon (761m) * Rivers: Tonbetsu River, Toyosambe River * Lakes: Lake Kutcharo Neighbouring municipalities * Hokkaido ** Esashi ** Horonobe ** Nakatonbetsu ** Sarufutsu Climate Hamatonbets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns Of Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), Cities of Japan, city (''shi''), and Villages of Japan, village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a Districts of Japan, district. The same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a Wards of Japan, ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * List of villages in Japan * List of cities in Japan * Japanese addressing system References External links "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows towns compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 [PDF 7 of 40 /nowiki>] {{Asia topic, List of towns in Towns in Japan, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakatonbetsu, Hokkaido
290px, Nakatonbetsu Bus Terminal 290px, Nakatonbetsu Cave is a town located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 1,496 in 834 households, and a population density of 8.1 people per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Nakatonbetsu is located in northeast Hokkaido in an inland area of the Soya region. It is located in a mountainous area and is surrounded by mountains on all sides. 80% of the town's area is forested. * Mountains: Mount Polonupuri (841m), Mt. Chikoma (529m), Mt. Panke (632m), Mt. Pinneshiri (704m) * Rivers: Tonbetsu River, Hiragauchi River, Hyochana River, Ama River, Icchannai River, Sasano River Neighbouring municipalities * Hokkaido ** Esashi ** Hamatonbetsu ** Horonobe ** Nakagawa ** Nakatonbetsu ** Otoineppu Climate Nakatonbetsu has cold and temperate climate considered to be Dfb according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. There is a considerable amount of rainfall even during months tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horonobe, Hokkaido
290px, Horonobe Visitor's Center 290px, Milk factory in Horonobe is a town located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 2,036 in 1,499 households, and a population density of 3.5 people per km2. The total area of the town is . The word "Horonobe" originates from ''Poro-Nup''. In Ainu language, ''poro'' means large and ''nup'' mean grassland, thus meaning a large uncultivated land. Geography Horonobe is located is located in the mid-west of the Soya region, on the Sea of Japan coast. The mouth of the Teshio River, Hokkaido's second longest river, is at the southwestern end of the town, and the river forms the town's border with neighboring Teshio Town to the southwest. Inland, there is the Sarobetsu Plain, a vast marshland that was once a lagoon that was turned into a sea by long-term sedimentation, and plains where the marshland has been turned into farmland and pastureland through land reclamation. Most of the eastern part, except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esashi, Hokkaido (Sōya)
file:Esashi town hall.JPG, 290px, Esashi Town Hall file:北見神威岬 神威岬公園 よりP6260503.jpg, 290px, Cape Kamui Park file:Esashi town(Soya) center area Aerial photograph.1977.jpg, 290px, Esashi town(Soya) center area Aerial photograph.1977 is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,276 in 3918 households, and a population density of 8.1 people per km2. The total area of the town is . The name of the town comes from the Ainu language, Ainu word "Esaushi", meaning "cape" (in the geographic sense). Geography Esashi is located at the southeast tip of Sōya Subprefecture, and faces the Sea of Okhotsk to the east. It consists of mostly rugged terrain sandwiched between the sea and the mountains, with the main urban area on a long, narrow strip of the coast. The area around the mouth of the Kitami Horobetsu River is a marshland. The west is mountainous, with 80% of the area covered by forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from the ocean, although they may be connected with the ocean by rivers. Lakes, as with other bodies of water, are part of the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Most lakes are fresh water and account for almost all the world's surface freshwater, but some are salt lakes with salinities even higher than that of seawater. Lakes vary significantly in surface area and volume of water. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which are also water-filled basins on land, although there are no official definitions or scientific criteria distinguishing the two. Lakes are also distinct from lagoons, which are generally shallow tidal pools dammed by sandbars or other material at coastal regions of ocean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the Runoff (hydrology), runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their Bank (geography), banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sedime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are inselberg, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. mountain formation, Mountains are formed through tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosystems of mountains: different elevations hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaidō Prefecture
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about to the north of Hokkaidō, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are claimed by Japan. The position of the island on the northern end of the archipelago results in a colder climate, with the island seeing significant snowfall each winter. Despite the harsher climate, it serves as an agricultural breadbasket for many crops. Hokkaido was formerly known as '' Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yesso''. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaidō" in Although Japanese settlers ruled the southern tip of the island since the 16th century, Hokkai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park
is a Prefectural Natural Park in northern Hokkaidō, Japan. Established in 1968, the park spans the municipalities of Esashi, Hamatonbetsu, and Sarufutsu. See also * National Parks of Japan National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ... References External links *Map of Natural Parks of Hokkaidō*Map of North Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park Parks and gardens in Hokkaido Protected areas established in 1968 1968 establishments in Japan {{Japan-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar site, Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It is named after the city of Ramsar, Mazandaran, Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971. Every three years, representatives of the contracting parties meet as the Ramsar Convention#Conference of the Contracting Parties, Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP), the policy-making organ of the wetland conservation, convention which adopts decisions (site designations, resolutions and recommendations) to administer the work of the convention and improve the way in which the parties are able to implement its objectives. In 2022, COP15 was held in Montreal, Canada. List of wetlands of international importance The list of wetlands of international importance included 2,531 Ramsar site, Ramsar sites in Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Kutcharo
is a pair of inter-connected freshwater lakes in Hamatonbetsu, Esashi District, Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. Eight rivers flow into the lakes, and they drain into the Sea of Okhotsk. The lakes were designated a Ramsar site in July 1989, and host nearly 300 bird species either year round or as part of the avians' migratory pattern. The site is considered especially important for the tundra swan and the white-tailed eagle. Many varieties of ducks use the site, as well, with 50,000-60,000 visiting the lakes annually. A bird banding facility and an observation center are found at the site. Etymology and geography The lake name is based on the Ainu ''kut-char'' (クㇳチャㇻ), meaning "marsh water outlet". Lake Kutcharo consists to two interconnected smaller lakes, the smaller northern one called and the larger southern one called . Six rivers flow into Konuma, which flows into Onuma via a small waterway at the northern end of Onuma. Additionally, two rivers flow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
