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    The Shakotan Peninsula (積丹半島, Shakotan hantō) in Shiribeshi, on the west coast of Hokkaidō, Japan, is a mountainous peninsula which projects some 30 kilometres...
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  • Shakotan may refer to: Shakotan, Hokkaidō Shakotan District, Hokkaidō Shakotan Peninsula Shakotan (シャコタン), a type of modified car associated with the...
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    Sapporo, the capital and economic hub of Hokkaido. Shakotan occupies the north of the Shakotan Peninsula. It was founded in 1869 as part of the short-lived...
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  • Peninsula Shandong Peninsula Leizhou Peninsula Kowloon Peninsula Sai Kung Peninsula Stanley Peninsula Shek O Shiretoko Peninsula Shakotan Peninsula Oshika-hanto...
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    is 238.20 km2. Towns and villages in the area include Shakotan. Shakotan District is a peninsula located on the southwestern coast of Hokkaido. The district...
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  • of Oshima Peninsula Matumae Peninsula southwest fork of Oshima Peninsula Shakotan Peninsula on the most eastern coast Shiretoko Peninsula on the east...
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    the straight line from Cape Shakotan on the west of Shakotan Peninsula to Cape Ofuyu. Shiribeshi Subprefecture Otaru, Shakotan, Furubira, Yoichi Ishikari...
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  • of Shakotan peninsula from Kamoenai to Otaru. The park also protects the area around the Mount Raiden and Niseko Volcanic Groups. Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru...
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    the Shakotan Peninsula facing the Sea of Japan. The town is largely built around the Furubira River, which runs from the highlands of the Shakotan Peninsula...
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    the southeastern edge of the Shakotan Peninsula and faces the Sea of Japan. North of the town belongs to the Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National...
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    is 147.71 km2. Kamoenai is located on the western of the Shakotan Peninsula. Furubira Shakotan Tomari Kamoenai was developed by fisheries. Kamoenai Village...
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    The 1940 Shakotan earthquake occurred on August 2 at 00:08:22 JST with a moment magnitude (Mw ) of 7.5 and maximum JMA seismic intensity of Shindo 4. The...
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    Cape Kamui (神威岬, Kamui misaki) is located on the western part of Shakotan, Hokkaido, Japan. Its lighthouse, the Cape Kamui Lighthouse, overlooks the Sea...
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    tropical storm at 03:00 JST (18:00 UTC) when it was located near the Shakotan Peninsula of Hokkaido. The storm completely transitioned into a storm-force...
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    eastern coast of Hokkaido near Teshio, Ishikari Bay near Otaru, the Shakotan Peninsula, and islands in the La Pérouse Strait such as Rebun Island and Rishiri...
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    abolished. Iwanai is located on the western of the Shakotan Peninsula. A part of the town is in Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park. Kyowa Rankoshi...
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    The feature runs off the west coast of Honshu, passes west of the Shakotan Peninsula on Hokkaido and through the Strait of Tartary, between Sakhalin and...
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    The total area is 304.96 km2. Kyōwa is located just south of the Shakotan Peninsula, near the Niseko Volcanic Group. Furubira Iwanai Kutchan Niki Rankoshi...
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    or borrowed words. Tomari is situated on the western coast of the Shakotan Peninsula along the Sea of Japan. Tomari runs 11.8 kilometres (7.3 mi) from...
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    Whisky Yoichi Distillery) II [17] The Shakotan Peninsula and Cape Kamui 積丹半島と神威岬 Shakotan-hantō to Kamui-misaki Shakotan etc Remains of the old herring industry...
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    north through Yakumo and Oshamanbe and then veers east towards the Shakotan peninsula and into the town Otaru before connecting to Sapporo. Japan National...
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  • year of financial uncertainty at the Shimamui fishing grounds on the Shakotan Peninsula in northern Hokkaido. Kyubei and his son-in-law Soutaro borrow money...
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  • (Ouhinata mine), Sakuho, Minami-Saku-gun, Nagano, Japan". "Yoichi Mine, Shakotan peninsula, Shiribeshi Province, Hokkaidō, Japan". "Nagatare (Nagatareyama; Nagatare...
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  • the helicopter's engine, they decide to take a detour through the Izu peninsula. Iwada worries about the lack of fuel, wondering if they even have enough...
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    Quasi-National Park 網走 Hidaka-sanmyaku Erimo Quasi-National Park 日高山脈襟裳 Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park ニセコ積丹小樽海岸 Ōnuma Quasi-National Park 大沼...
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    earthquakes inferred from the tsunami deposits survey in the southern Miura Peninsula, Central Japan". Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs...
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    (1336–1573), the Japanese established a settlement at the south of the Oshima Peninsula, with a series of fortified residences such as that of Shinoridate. As...
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  • "M 6.8 – Alaska Peninsula". United States Geological Survey. February 12, 1940. Retrieved October 31, 2019. "M 6.8 – Alaska Peninsula". United States...
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  •  Japan The cargo ship broke in two and foundered in a snowstorm off the Shakotan Cape, Hokkaidō with some loss of life. Johanna Thornden  Finland The cargo...
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  • Kiyo Maru No.2  Japan The cargo ship foundered in the East China Sea off Shakotan, Hokkaidō. S2  Finnish Navy The S-class torpedo boat sank during a storm...
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