geo.wikisort.org - Island

Search / Calendar

Kinkasan (金華山, Kinkasan, or Kinkazan), is a small island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean approximately one kilometer off the Oshika Peninsula.[1]

Kinkasan
Native name:
Japanese: 金華山
View from Oshika Peninsula
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates38°17′43″N 141°34′00″E
ArchipelagoOshika
Area10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Coastline25 km (15.5 mi)
Highest elevation445 m (1460 ft)
Highest pointKinkasan
Administration
Japan
PrefectureMiyagi
CityIshinomaki
Demographics
Population6 (2004)
Ethnic groupsJapanese
Koganeyama Shrine on Kinkasan Island, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Koganeyama Shrine on Kinkasan Island, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Geography


Kinkasan is 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi) in area, and its highest point is the pyramid-shaped Mount Kinka, which stands at 445 m (1,460 ft).[1]

It can be reached by ferry from Ishinomaki.[2]


History


There is a shrine on the island, called Koganeyama-jinja, which dates from the 8th century.[3]


References


  1. "Mt. Kinka (Kinkasan Island)". Matsushima. Japan-i. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. Chris Rowthorn (15 September 2010). "Northern Honshu". Japan. Lonely Planet. p. 530. ISBN 9781742203539. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. "Kinkasan". Japan: the official guide. Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 13 December 2012.


Media related to Kinkasan (Miyagi) at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


[de] Kinkasan

Kinkasan (jap. 金華山 .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Kinkasan) ist eine kleine Insel in der japanischen Präfektur Miyagi mit einer Fläche von ca. 10 km². Sie liegt etwa einen Kilometer vor der Oshika-Halbinsel. Die Insel lässt sich per Fähre von Onagawa aus erreichen.
- [en] Kinkasan



Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии