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    The Port of Wakkanai (稚内港) is a major port located in the Municipality of Wakkanai, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Sakhalin lies about 62.81 kilometers (39...
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    Wakkanai (稚内市, Wakkanai-shi, Ainu: ヤㇺワッカナィ Yam-wakka-nay meaning "cold water river" or more literally "cold river valley") is a city located in Sōya Subprefecture...
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    Wakkanai Station (稚内駅, Wakkanai-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido. It is the northernmost...
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  • List of ferry operators in Japan lists car ferry operators in Japan. The list includes companies operating now. It also lists foreign operators that have...
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    North Breakwater Dome (category Wakkanai)
    long arched "semi-domical" structure in the port area of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. Rising to a height of 13.6 metres (45 ft) above the sea and extending...
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    Sōya Bay (category Wakkanai)
    on the north coast of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is demarcated by Cape Sōya to the east and Cape Noshappu to the west, with Wakkanai Port to the southwest, and...
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    Cape Noshappu (category Geography of Hokkaido)
    language. Wakkanai Lighthouse is located approaching the cape, and Rishiri Island and Rebun Island are visible when clear. Esandomari Fishing Port Park (恵山泊漁港公園)...
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    western Hokkaido between Wakkanai and Rumoi. Teuri and Yagishiri have a single road surrounding the island. The islands of Yagishiri and Teuri are served...
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    Soviet assault on Maoka (category Battles of World War II involving Japan)
    uniforms. A number of telephone operators of the city post office pledged not to evacuate and maintained contact with the city of Wakkanai on Hokkaido, as...
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    Taro and Jiro (category Cultural history of Japan)
    dedicated to the dogs have been constructed: near Wakkanai, Hokkaido; under Tokyo Tower; and near Nagoya Port. The dogs' story was used as the basis for the...
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    Rishiri Island (category Islands of the Sea of Japan)
    Shinminato, Rishiri Motodomari Ferry service to Rebun, Wakkanai, and Otaru Air link to Wakkanai A bus runs the circuit route around the island. Rishiri...
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    population: 25,000 Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan; population: 38,000 Russia portal Japan portal 100 Soundscapes of Japan History of fur trade by Sea of Okhotsk Russian:...
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    Vladivostok, and provides direct links with the Wakkanai ferry line (Japan), as well as to Korsakov, the West Coast of the United States, and countries in the...
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    Sōya Main Line (category Lines of Hokkaido Railway Company)
    Hokkaido. The line connects Asahikawa Station in Asahikawa and Wakkanai Station in Wakkanai, and is the northernmost railway line in Japan. The name comes...
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    Obihiro, Kitami, Abashiri, Wakkanai, and Nemuro. Sapporo City Asahikawa Hakodate Kushiro Obihiro Kitami Iwamizawa Abashiri Wakkanai Nemuro Rumoi 2014–2016:...
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    kilometres (31 mi) from Wakkanai on mainland Hokkaido and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Rishiri Island. The entire island is part of the Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu...
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  • "Morioka Ice Mens Memorial Cup". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 20, 2024. "Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 3, 2024. "Baden Masters"...
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    professional baseball pitcher Kamiita, Tokushima Kitakami, Iwate Okazaki, Aichi Wakkanai, Hokkaido Kauai County, Hawaii, United States Su'ao, Taiwan "石垣(市)" [Ishigaki]...
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    Cape Bakkai (category Wakkanai)
    the Sea of Japan coast facing towards the islands of Rishiri and Rebun in Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. On the south side of the cape is Bakkai Port, where...
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    Sapporo's heaviest snowfall which occurred in 1939 was 164 cm (65 in), and Wakkanai which is located further north has recorded similar maxima. The particularly...
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    United States Forces Japan (category Commands of the United States Armed Forces)
    Wajima, Ishikawa Wajiro Water Supply Site, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Wakkanai Air Station, Wakkanai, Hokkaido Washington Heights Dependent Housing Area, Shibuya...
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    Japan. In December 1905 it was made independent of Yokosuka. Although Muroran, Asahikawa and Wakkanai bases reported to Ōminato, it was not raised to...
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    maritime activity to a halt beyond the northern coast of Hokkaidō. Ports on the open Pacific Ocean and Sea of Japan are generally ice-free year round, though...
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    through other ports. In 1999, a ferry service was opened between the ports of Korsakov and Wakkanai, Japan, and operated through the autumn of 2015, when...
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    Hokkaido Shinkansen (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from August 2024)
    Nayoro/Wakkanai. These plans have been indefinitely shelved. On 1 November 2014, a ceremony was held at Kikonai Station to mark the completion of track-laying...
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    Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (category Lists of coordinates)
    jointly released a transcript of Soviet communications, intercepted by the listening post at Wakkanai, to an emergency session of the United Nations Security...
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    distinctly cold are much less snowy than in Aomori city or Sapporo or Wakkanai, although snowfall is higher than in Kushiro. The average annual temperature...
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  • Sakhalin Shipping Company (category Shipping companies of Russia)
    Korsakov - Wakkanai SASCO operates a fleet of 3 ferries and 11 cargo vessels as well as several harbor tugs. The fleet is registered to the port of Kholmsk...
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  • Means Port of Kawasaki Means Port of Yokohama Means Port of Shimizu Means Port of Nagoya Means Port of Yokkaichi Means Port of Osaka Means Port of Kobe...
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    Hiroshima, Hiroshima Otaru Aquarium, Otaru, Hokkaidō Wakkanai Noshappu Cold Aquarium, Wakkanai, Hokkaido Sun Piaza Aquarium, Sapporo, Hokkaido AOAO SAPPORO...
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