Kii Peninsula
The Kii Peninsula is the largest peninsula on the island of Honshū, located in the Kansai region of Japan. It is named after the ancient Kii Province. The peninsula has long been a sacred place in Buddhism, Shinto, and Shugendo, and many people would visit from all over Japan as part of the Kumano religious practices.
- Peninsula
- …lies at an elevation of around 810 metres (2,650 feet)
- …is also known as “Kii-hantō”
- Description: largest peninsula on the island of Honshū in Japan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Totsukawa.
Totsukawa
Totsukawa is a geographically large village in the Yoshino District of Nara, Japan.
4½ km east of Kii Peninsula
Kii Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
34° north
Longitude
135.75° or 135° 45′ east
Open location code
8Q6Q2Q22+22
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kii Peninsula” goes by many names.
شبه جزيرة كيArabic
Kii yarımadasıAzerbaijani
Kii penintsulaBasque
КииBulgarian
Кии (полуостров)Bulgarian
península de KiiCatalan
Kii HantōCebuano
紀伊半島Chinese
纪伊半岛Chinese
KiiCroatian
Poluotok KiiCroatian
KiiCzech
Poloostrov KiiCzech
KiiDutch
Kiin niemimaaFinnish
חצי האי קיאיHebrew
Peninsulo KiiIdo
Semenanjung KiiIndonesian
Penisola di KiiItalian
紀伊半島Japanese
기이반도Korean
Ki pusiasalisLithuanian
Kijo pusiasalisLithuanian
شبهجزیره کیPersian
KiiPolish
Półwysep KiiPolish
КииRussian
Полуостров КииRussian
Kijski polotokSlovenian
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