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	1314v.htm
		Physical Features The park is centred around the Kayoshima bay on Satsuma and Osumi peninsulas and the offshore island of Yakushima.
		It consists of Cape Sata on the Osumi peninsula, Mt. Kaimon on the Satsuma peninsula, Kagoshima-Sakuraima and Mt. Kirishima as well as Yaku island (Mt. Mikanoura).
		The Kirishima sector is a mountain range with 23 volcanic peaks up to 1,700m and includes the dormant Mt. Karakumi (the highest peak at 1,700m), ten craters with lakes and other volcanic features such as hot springs at the base of the mountains.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/1314v.htm

	Search Results for Kagoshima - Encyclopædia Britannica
		archipelago, Kagoshima ken (prefecture), Japan, lying south of the Osumi Peninsula of Kyushu.
		city and ken (prefecture), southernmost Kyushu, Japan, including the island groups of Osumi, Tokara, and Amami.
		A communications centre since early historic times, it was a small castle town and naval port during the...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Kagoshima&submit=Find&source=MWTAB (321 words)

	Kanoya on Encyclopedia.com
		77,655), Kagoshima prefecture, S Kyushu, Japan, on the Osumi Peninsula.
		It is an agricultural market for cereals and sweet potatoes, and it has a small weaving industry.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/K/Kanoya.asp (263 words)

	Togahira mine (Tsugahira mine), Osumi Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu island, Japan
		Togahira mine (Tsugahira mine), Osumi Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu island, Japan
		High-temperature Au-Bi-W-Mo-bearing low-sulphide quartz-tourmaline veins associated with an early Tertiary granitic intrusion into Cretaceous slate of the Shimantogawa complex.
	www.mindat.org /loc-24255.html (183 words)

	Sakurajima - Enpsychlopedia
		In 1914, a great eruption occurred, burying the straits with lava, and connecting the former island to the Osumi Peninsula, so that Sakurajima is no longer an island.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/wiki/Sakurajima (183 words)

	AllRefer.com - Kanoya, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		77,655), Kagoshima prefecture, S Kyushu, Japan, on the Osumi Peninsula.
		It is an agricultural market for cereals and sweet potatoes, and it has a small weaving industry.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Kanoya.html (183 words)

	Sakkabira, Osumi Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan
		Sakkabira, Osumi Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan
		The above list contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org.
	www.mindat.org /loc-16813.html (183 words)

	Search Results for Kagoshima - Encyclopædia Britannica
		archipelago, Kagoshima ken (prefecture), Japan, lying south of the Osumi Peninsula of Kyushu.
		city and ken (prefecture), southernmost Kyushu, Japan, including the island groups of Osumi, Tokara, and Amami.
		A communications centre since early historic times, it was a small castle town and naval port during the...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Kagoshima&submit=Find&source=MWTAB (183 words)

	Kii Province - Network Live
		Kii Peninsula takes its name from this province.
		province of Japan in the part of Honshu that is today
		Map of Japanese provinces with Kii Province highlighted
	kii_province.networklive.org (183 words)

	BAS Library Index - Y
		(1962) Spiders from Osumi Peninsula, Mt.Takakuma and Mt.Kirishima, Kyushu, Japan; Misc.Rep.res.Inst.nat.Resourc.Tokyo 56-57: 129-136
		(1958) Spiders from Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori Prefecture, Japan; Misc.Rep.res.Inst.nat.Resourc.Tokyo 46-47: 69-77
	www.britishspiders.org.uk /library/y.htm (183 words)

	Search Results for Kagoshima - Encyclopædia Britannica
		city, Kagoshima Prefecture (ken), Kyushu, Japan, in the central part of the Osumi-hanto (Osumi Peninsula).
		It was launched on Feb. 11, 1970, from Kagoshima Space Center on Kyushu and was named for the peninsula on which the centre is located.
		It consists of Tanega Island and Yaku Island and several smaller isles, with a combined area of about 475...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Kagoshima&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (183 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com
		77,655), Kagoshima prefecture, S Kyushu, Japan, on the Osumi Peninsula.
		Satsuma Satsumasätsoo´mä, peninsula, Kagoshima prefecture, SW Kyushu, Japan.
		Sakurajima Sakurajimasäkoo´rä´jĬmä, peninsula, Kagoshima prefecture, S Kyushu, Japan, opposite Kagoshima.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Naze,+Kagoshima (414 words)

	Online Japanese dictionary
		explanation: Located in south Kyushu between Satsuma peninsula in the west and Osumi peninsula in the east, Kagoshima bay has originated from 2 huge volcanic explosions which formed Aira caldera in the north and Ibusuki caldera in the south.
		related topics: Kagoshima prefecture, Kagoshima city, Sakurajima, Kyushu island
		Please use another database or one of search box de find more words.
	www.hikyaku.com /cgi-bin/mainword?geog+Kagoshima_bay+dico/geogifg (216 words)

	Japanese dictionary of geography and travels #11
		explanation: Located in south Kyushu between Satsuma peninsula in the west and Osumi peninsula in the east, Kagoshima bay has originated from 2 huge volcanic explosions which formed Aira caldera in the north and Ibusuki caldera in the south.
		Other tourist spots are the remaining of Kagoshima castle (Shiro Yama) and the private garden of seigniors (Iso Teien).
		Because of the vicinity to an active volcano, Sakurajima, the town is frequently compared to Naples.
	www.hikyaku.com /dico/geotxtg10.html (1440 words)

	Sakurajima
		Located in south Kyushu between Satsuma peninsula and Osumi peninsula, Kagoshima bay has originated from 2 volcanic explosions which formed Aira caldera in the north and Ibusuki caldera in the south.
		Located at the center of Kagoshima bay in south Kyushu, Sakurajima is a volcanic island appeared on the southern rim of Aira caldera.
		It is a composite volcano with the summit split into 3 peaks, Kitadake (northern peak), Nakadake (central peak) and Minamidake (southern peak) which is active now.
	www.hikyaku.com /gallery/english/sakuraj.htm (1440 words)

	Japanese dictionary of geography and travels #11
		explanation: Located in south Kyushu between Satsuma peninsula in the west and Osumi peninsula in the east, Kagoshima bay has originated from 2 huge volcanic explosions which formed Aira caldera in the north and Ibusuki caldera in the south.
	www.hikyaku.com /dico/geotxtg10.html (1440 words)

	SEEK
		The skies were clear that late afternoon and the take-off and climb offered a superb view of both the Osumi and Satsuma peninsulas all the way to their southernmost extremities, with Mt. Kaimon and lake Ikeda standing out, and the bulk of Mt. Sakurajima with at least two craters visible leaving an impression.
		After the only partial success of the first SEEK experiment of August 1996, a second experiment was planned for the summer of 2002, involving the launch of two further S-310 series rockets (details) from the ISAS launch site of Kagoshima Space Center in Uchinoura on the eastern coastline of the Osumi peninsula, Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu.
		The dishes were indeed different from those served in Kyoto, and the shochu (potato spirits) was excellent, another of Kagoshima's long-time favourite exports, along with the afore-mentioned ham and of course the famous Kagoshima tea.
	www.kurasc.kyoto-u.ac.jp /radar-group/members/gernot/seek2/seek2.html (1440 words)

	Osumi -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		city, Kagoshima Prefecture (ken), Kyushu, Japan, in the central part of the Osumi-hanto (Osumi Peninsula).
		It was launched on Feb. 11, 1970, from Kagoshima Space Center on Kyushu and was named for the peninsula on which the centre is located.
		The chief town is Nishinoomote on the northwest coast of Tanega.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9057628 (476 words)

	JNTO Website > Regional Tourist Guides
		Tane-ga-shima Island, lying on the sea to the south of the Osumi-hanto Peninsula in the southern part of Kagoshima, is the island where guns were introduced to Japan for the first time in the 16th century.
		The island is in a long and narrow shape, being 57.5 kilometers from north to south, and 5-12 kilometers from east to west.
		It is known as an island where the largest space base in Japan is situated, from which satellites and rockets are launched.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/RTG/RI/kyushu/kagoshima/tanegashima/tanegashima.html (329 words)

	Japan Facts
		3 NM and 12 NM in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait
		Japan is a chain of islands off the eastern coast of Asia between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
		It may prove useful in your dealings with Japanese car importers and exporters - it is ALWAYS sensible to know as much as possible about the people you do business with.
	www.epoi.com /japan_facts.html (329 words)

	SEEK
		After the only partial success of the first SEEK experiment of August 1996, a second experiment was planned for the summer of 2002, involving the launch of two further S-310 series rockets (details) from the ISAS launch site of Kagoshima Space Center in Uchinoura on the eastern coastline of the Osumi peninsula, Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu.
		Craig headed over to Takazaki on the Thursday, and we headed to the airport by car to meet up with the transport from Takazaki who were delivering another scientist to the airport.
		Support sites on Tanegashima (the NASDA launch site), Takazaki, Miyazaki, Tarumizu and Uchinoura provided bases for beacon receivers to obtain precise information about the rocket trajectory, radar equipment used to observe the sporadic-E echoes, and cameras to observe the TMA trail released from the second rocket.
	www.kurasc.kyoto-u.ac.jp /radar-group/members/gernot/seek2/seek2.html (1983 words)

	SEEK
		After the only partial success of the first SEEK experiment of August 1996, a second experiment was planned for the summer of 2002, involving the launch of two further S-310 series rockets (details) from the ISAS launch site of Kagoshima Space Center in Uchinoura on the eastern coastline of the Osumi peninsula, Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu.
		Aramaki and I spent the Saturday night on the roof of the Tarumizu observation hut, and on Sunday evening were quite disappointed with the weather.
		On the way back to Tarumizu we toured Sakurajima volcano, looking at the laughable attempts to make lava constraining canals, and the existing lava field, plus taking some samples of lava for scientific examination.
	www.kurasc.kyoto-u.ac.jp /radar-group/members/gernot/seek2/seek2.html (1983 words)

	Amami to Kagoshima :: Japan Tour 2004, Flight Simulator
		I entered Kagoshima bay by flying over the Osumi peninsula, then turned north, past Sakurajima, Cherry Blossom Island.
		There is some potential for confusion here, since Kagoshima is a region both in Okinawa prefecture, which I just left, and in Kyushu.
		The first half of this long flight (231 nm in the flight planner) took place over water, and I made liberal use of the autopilot, turning it off again when the islands of Yakushima and Tanegashima came into sight.
	www.virgil.org /dswo/fs/japantour/kagoshima.htm (299 words)

	VGRG on Sakurajima
		In 1945, it was joined to the Osumi peninsula by a lava flow.
		The proximity of Sakurajima to Kagoshima Airport poses a hazard for internal and international aviation.
		Eruptions are closely monitored and the airport is kept informed of all activity.
	www.es.lancs.ac.uk /vgrg/Fieldareas/sakurajima.html (285 words)

	Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu island, Japan
		Sakkabira, Osumi Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan
		Yamato mine, Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu island, Japan
		The above list contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org.
	www.mindat.org /loc.php?loc=17062&ob=4 (335 words)

	The Japan Times Online
		Sakurajima, an active stratovolcano, has been joined joined to the Osumi Peninsula since a large eruption in 1914.
		KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) A large volcanic explosion was observed Saturday at Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture, according to the Kagoshima regional meteorological observatory.
		There were no reports of injuries or damage, local police said.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20040516a6.htm (335 words)

	The World of Ash: Sakurajima
		Located just three kilometers--a 15-minute ferry ride--across the bay from Kagoshima, the stratovolcano Sakurajima was an actual island until lava flows from the massive eruption of 1914 connected it to the Osumi Peninsula of eastern Kagoshima Prefecture.
		Sakurajima is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan and has been designated one of fifteen world "Decade" volcanoes.
		Sakurajima has been in constant eruption since the 8th century, and ultimately, with many more lava flows, Sakurajima could end up connected to Kagoshima City by land bridge.
	www.stonebridge.com /ash/Pages/sakurajima.html (269 words)

	Rocket System Corporation RSC
		Tanegashima (Nishinoomote-city, Nakatane-cho, and Minamitane-cho, Kagoshima Pref.) is a long and narrow island, located 43 km south from Cape Sada, Osumi Peninsula which is the southern end of the mainland of Japan.
		There are 75 hotels in total in Tanegashima including 30 hotels in Minamitane-cho where the TNSC is located, as of December, 2001.
		It has an area of 453.84 km&; (including Umage Island) and the population is about 36,000.
	www.rocketsystem.co.jp /tnsc/information_e.html (269 words)

	Sakurajima - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kyushu, ...
		In 1914, a great eruption occurred, burying the straits with lava, and connecting the former island to the Osumi Peninsula, so that Sakurajima is no longer an island.
		The western part of the island is in the town of Sakurajima, and the east, in the city of Kagoshima.
		Sakurajima (&;) is an active volcano and a former island (now connected to the mainland) of the same name in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Sakurajima.html (185 words)

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