Honshu [1] [2] ( 本州 онс honshu:) , also Hondo ( 本 島 ) [3] , Nippon ( 日本 ; now uncommon names) - the largest island of the Japanese archipelago . It is washed by the Pacific Ocean and its seas - Japanese and Inland Japanese .
| Honshu | |
|---|---|
| jap. 本州 | |
 Fuji Volcano and Mount Asitaka on Honshu Island | |
| Specifications | |
| Square | 227,969.74 km² |
| Highest point | 3776 m |
| Population | 104 million people (2010) |
| Population density | 456.2 people / km² |
| Location | |
| Archipelago | Japanese archipelago |
| Water area | Pacific Ocean |
| A country |
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Geography
The island is 1300 km long, its width varies from 50 to 230 km, its total area is 227 969.74 km² [4] , approximately 60% of the total area of Japan. Honshu Island is slightly smaller than the island of Great Britain ( British Isles ). The coastline is 5450 km long.
The northernmost point of the island is Cape Omazaki (41 ° 33 ′ N), the southernmost is Cape Kuresaki (33 ° 26 ′ N). The length of the island from north to south is 903.5 km. The westernmost point is Cape Bisyanokhan (130 ° 51 ′ E), the easternmost is Cape Todogasaki (142 ° 4 ′ E). The length of the island from west to east is 986 km.
The relief of Honshu is mountainous. Among the mountains there are many volcanoes. The largest of them - Fuji (3776 m), is a symbol of Japan. Thanks to him, Honshu is the 7th highest island in the world. The largest river of the island is Sinano . Honshu's climate is very diverse - from continental in the north to subtropical in the south. The mountains of the island create a difference in the climate of the southeastern (Pacific) and northwestern (Sea of Japan) parts of the island.
Earthquakes often occur at Honshu, as the island is at the junction of three formation plates.
Regions and Prefectures
The island is conditionally divided into five regions: Tyugoku (western), Kansai (southern, east of Tyugoku), Chubu (central), Kanto (eastern) and Tohoku (northern). The regions are divided into 34 prefectures, including Tokyo . The structure of the prefectures, in addition to the territory of Honshu, includes some small islands, including Ogasawara , Sado , Izu-Oshima , Awaji .
- List of regions and prefectures
- Kansai - the prefectures of Mie , Shiga , Kyoto , Osaka , Hyogo , Nara , Wakayama .
- Kanto - the prefectures of Ibaraki , Tochigi , Gumma , Saitama , Chiba , Tokyo , Kanagawa .
- Tohoku - Aomori , Iwate , Miyagi , Akita , Yamagata , Fukushima prefectures.
- Chubu - the prefectures of Niigata , Toyama , Ishikawa , Fukui , Yamanashi , Nagano , Gifu , Shizuoka , Aichi .
- Chugoku - the prefectures of Tottori , Shimane , Okayama , Hiroshima , Yamaguchi .
Cities
The largest Japanese cities are located on Honshu Island: Tokyo , Yokohama , Osaka , Nagoya , Kyoto , Hiroshima , etc.
Population
Until the end of the 19th century, the Ainu also inhabited the island, which were completely replaced by the Japanese on Hokkaido [5] . The total population of the island is 100 million people (2010).
See also
- Geography of japan
- Hokkaido
- Kyushu
- Shikoku
Notes
- ↑ E. M. Pospelov. Geographical Names of the World: Toponymic Dictionary / R. A. Ageeva. - M .: Russian dictionaries, 1998 .-- S. 450. - 372 p. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 5-89216-029-7 .
- ↑ M. Studiner, Dictionary of exemplary Russian stress. Iris Press, 2009
- ↑ The meaning of the word “Hondo” in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ↑ Japan State Geographic Office （国土 地理 院） (link not available) . Date of treatment March 15, 2011. Archived June 15, 2012.
- ↑ Honda Katsuichi (2000). Harukor: an Ainu woman's tale . . p. 7.
Literature
- 『角 川 日本 地名 大 辞典』 全 50 巻 、 東京 ： 角 川 書店 、 1987-1990 (“The Great Dictionary of Locality Names of Japan by Kadokawa Publishing House.” In 50 volumes, Tokyo: Kadokawa shôten , 1987-1990)