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Extreme points of Japan marked on the map

The extreme points of Japan include the coordinates that are the farthest north, south, east and west in Japan, and the ones that are at the highest and the lowest elevations in the country. Japan's northernmost point is disputed, because Japan considers it to be on Iturup, an island de facto governed by Russia. The southernmost point is Okinotorishima; the westernmost is Cape Irizaki on Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture, and the easternmost is Minami Torishima. The highest point in Japan is the summit of Mount Fuji at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft). At 150 m (492 ft) below sea level, the bottom of Hachinohe mine is the country's lowest point. The surface of Hachirōgata is Japan's lowest natural point at 4 m (13 ft) below sea level. With the exception of Cape Irizaki, the westernmost location of Japan, all other extreme locations are uninhabited.

Japan extends from 20° to 45° north latitude (Okinotorishima to Benten-jima) and from 122° to 153° east longitude (Yonaguni to Minami Torishima).[1] The coordinates used in this article are sourced from Google Earth, which makes use of the World Geodetic System (WGS) 84.

Extreme points

File:The northernmost point of Japan monument in Soya cape.jpg
A monument indicates the northernmost point of Japan at Cape Sōya on Hokkaido.
File:The-westernmost-monument-yomaguni.jpg
Cape Irizaki, Japan's westernmost point on Yonaguni Island
File:Aerial-View-Minamitori-Island-1987.jpg
Japan's easternmost point lies on Minami Torishima in the Pacific Ocean.
File:Hateruma-minami.jpg
Japan's southernmost point on Hateruma island

The northernmost point that Japan claims lies on the disputed island of Iturup. Japan's claim to the three southernmost islands of the Kuril Islands is disputed by Russia, which de facto controls the islands. This list provides the northernmost point as claimed by Japan as well as the northernmost undisputed point in Japan.

Overall

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(disputed) 		Cape Kamoiwakka Hokkaido<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] Sea of Okhotsk Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [2]
North
(undisputed) 		Benten-jima Hokkaidō La Pérouse Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [3]
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East Minami Torishima Tokyo Pacific Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
West Cape Irizaki Okinawa East China Sea Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Monument of Japan the westernmost

Five main islands

The five main islands of Japan are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Shikoku, Kyūshū and Okinawa.[4] All of these points are accessible to the public.

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North Cape Sōya Hokkaidō La Pérouse Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
South Template:Ill Okinawa Miyako Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
East Cape Nosappu Hokkaidō Pacific Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
West Naha Airport Okinawa East China Sea Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

Hokkaidō

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North Cape Sōya Hokkaidō La Pérouse Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
South Cape Shirakami Hokkaidō Tsugaru Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
East Cape Nosappu Hokkaidō Pacific Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Honshū

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North Cape Ōma Aomori Tsugaru Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
South Cape Shionomisaki Wakayama Pacific Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
East Cape Todo Iwate Pacific Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
West Template:Ill Yamaguchi Tsushima Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

Shikoku

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North Template:Ill Kagawa Bungo Channel Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
South Cape Ashizuri Kochi Philippine Sea Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
East Template:Ill Tokushima Kii Channel Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
West Template:Ill Ehime Hōyo Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

Kyūshū

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North Tachinoura Container Terminal Fukuoka Kanmon Straits Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
South Cape Sata Kagoshima East China Sea Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
East Template:Ill Oita Hōyo Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
West Kōzakihana Nagasaki East China Sea Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

Okinawa

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North Cape Hedo Okinawa East China Sea, Pacific Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
South Template:Ill Okinawa Miyako Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
East Sedakazaki Okinawa Pacific Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
West Naha Airport Okinawa East China Sea Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

Extreme altitudes

File:MtFuji FujiCity.jpg
The summit of Mount Fuji is the highest point in Japan.
File:Oga Peninsula and Hachirogata Akita Japan SRTM.jpg
Hachirogata is the lowest natural point in Japan.
Extremity Name Altitude Prefecture Coordinates<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Ref.
Highest Mount Fuji Script error: No such module "convert". Yamanashi Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [5]
Lowest (man-made) Hachinohe mine −170 m (−558 ft) Aomori Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [6]
Lowest (natural) Hachirōgata −4 m (−13 ft) Akita Script error: No such module "Coordinates". [5]


See also

Notes

  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^a Coordinates obtained from Google Earth. Google Earth makes use of the WGS84 geodetic reference system.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^b Although Japan claims this island as part of Hokkaido, this territory is disputed and Iturup is currently under Russian administration.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^c The monument marking the southernmost point of Japan is located in Haterume, because of the remote location of Okinotorishima.

References

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