Satsuma Peninsula
| Satsuma Peninsula | ||
 Landsat image of the Satsuma Peninsula |
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 28 ′ N , 130 ° 24 ′ E | |
| Waters 1 | Pacific Ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Kagoshima Bay | |
| length | 65 km | |
| surface | 1 399.85 km² | |
The Satsuma Peninsula ( Japanese 薩摩 半島 Satsuma-hantō ) is a peninsula in the south of Kyūshū in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan .
It separates the East China Sea in the west from Kagoshima Bay in the east, on the other side of which lies the Ōsumi Peninsula . The peninsula has an area of 1399.85 km² and a length of 65 km². The towns and cities on the peninsula include Kagoshima, Ibusuki , Hioki , Ichiki-Kushikino , Minamisatsuma, and Makurazaki .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 薩摩 地域 半島 振興 計画 . (PDF) (No longer available online.) Kagoshima Prefecture, December 2005, p. 1 , archived from the original on June 12, 2015 ; Retrieved August 6, 2012 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
