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Geography. Japan as seen from a satellite. Honshu is the largest, middle island. The island is roughly 1,300 km (810 mi) long and ranges from 50 to 230 km (31 to 143 mi) wide, and its total area is 227,960 km 2 (88,020 sq mi), [1] making it slightly larger than the island of Great Britain.
Japan as seen from a satellite. Honshu is the largest, middle island. The island is roughly 1,300 km (810 mi) long and ranges from 50 to 230 km (31 to 143 mi) wide, and its total area is 227,960 km2 (88,020 sq mi), making it slightly larger than the island of Great Britain.
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Honshū. A map showing the main island of Honshu. Honshū (help·info) (本州, It means "main region".) [1] is the biggest island of Japan. [2] The area is 227,960 km 2. Honshū is also Japan's main island. It is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the ...
Mar 10, 2024 · Honshu, largest of the four main islands of Japan, lying between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It forms a northeast–southwest arc extending about 800 miles (1,287 km) and varies greatly in width. The coastline extends 6,266 miles (10,084 km).
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Description: largest island of Japan. Categories: island of Japan and landform. Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 36° north. Longitude. 138° east. Population. 104,000,000. Elevation. 963 metres (3,159 feet) Open Location Code.
Map of Honshu. Honshu (本州 Honshū, lit. "main island/province") is the largest island of Japan, housing the great majority of its population and hosting most of the visitors as well. Due to its size, it is commonly subdivided into smaller regions. From northeast to southwest: Tohoku.
Coordinates: 35°40′27″N 138°14′12″E. The Japanese Alps (日本アルプス, Nihon Arupusu) is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The peaks that tower over central Honshu have long been the object of veneration and pilgrimage.