Shimabara Peninsula
The Shimabara Peninsula is a peninsula located in Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. The peninsula incorporates the cities of Shimabara, Minamishimabara, and Unzen.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Peninsula
- …lies at an elevation of 629 metres (2,064 feet)
- Description: Japanese peninsula
- Also known as“Shimabara-hanto”“Simabara Hantô”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Unzen Onsen Shrine and Manmyō-ji Temple.
Shimabara Peninsula
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Latitude
32.75° or 32° 45′ north
Longitude
130.25° or 130° 15′ east
Open location code
8Q4GQ722+22
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Shimabara Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Simabara yarımadası”
- Basque: “Shimabara penintsula”
- Catalan: “Península de Shimabara”
- Cebuano: “Shimabara-hantō”
- Chinese: “島原半島”
- Czech: “poloostrov Šimabara”
- Dutch: “Shimabara-schiereiland”
- Esperanto: “Duoninsulo Ŝimabara”
- French: “péninsule de Shimabara”
- French: “Péninsule de Shimabara”
- German: “Shimabara-Halbinsel”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי שימבארה”
- Indonesian: “Semenanjung Shimabara”
- Italian: “Penisola di Shimabara”
- Japanese: “島原半島”
- Korean: “시마바라반도”
- Persian: “شبهجزیره شیمابارا”
- Polish: “Półwysep Shimabara”
- Polish: “Shimabara”
- Portuguese: “Península de Shimabara”
- Russian: “Симабара”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Shimabara”
- Spanish: “Península de Shimabara”
- Spanish: “Peninsula Shimabara”
- Spanish: “Península Shimabara”
- Thai: “คาบสมุทรชิมาบาระ”
- Turkish: “Shimabara Yarımadası”
- Ukrainian: “Півострів Сімабара”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bessho Dam and Mount Unzen.
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