Cape Erimo
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Cape Erimo
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Cape Erimo, taken from the ISS on Oct. 11, 2009
Cape Erimo (襟裳岬, Erimo-misaki) is a cape in Hokkaidō, located at 41°55′28″N 143°14′54″E / 41.924444°N 143.248333°ECoordinates: 41°55′28″N 143°14′54″E / 41.924444°N 143.248333°E. It is the de facto southern tip of Hidaka Mountains.
Description[]
Hot and cold fronts meet near the cape, thus creating a dense mist which covers the cape for more than 100 days a year. Wind blows here with the speed of 10 m/s (22 mph) for almost 300 days a year. Every year, more than 400,000 tourists visit Cape Erimo. Rare species of Kuril Seals live there.
Asteroid[]
The main-belt asteroid 5331 Erimomisaki, discovered by amateur astronomers Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe in 1990, was named after Cape Erimo.[1]
References[]
- ^ "5331 Erimomisaki (1990 BT1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
External links[]
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- Natural Beauty of Japan, NHK
- Japan National Tourist Organization
- Erimo-misaki Nearshore Waters
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- Headlands of Japan
- Landforms of Hokkaido
- Tourist attractions in Hokkaido
- Hokkaidō geography stubs