Shiretoko Peninsula
The Shiretoko Peninsula is located on the easternmost portion of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, protruding into the Sea of Okhotsk. It is separated from Kunashiri Island by the Nemuro Strait.
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- Peninsula
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,660 metres (5,450 feet)
- …is also known as “Shiretoko-hantō”
- Description: peninsula in Hokkaido, Japan
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Places of Interest
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Latitude
44° north
Longitude
145° east
Open location code
8RP72222+22
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Shiretoko Peninsula” goes by many names.
ՇիրետոկոArmenian
Şiretoko yarımadasıAzerbaijani
Shiretoko penintsulaBasque
Península de ShiretokoCatalan
Shiretoko HantōCebuano
知床半島Chinese
ShiretokoCroatian
poloostrov ŠiretokoCzech
ŠiretokoCzech
Shiretoko schiereilandDutch
Duoninsulo ŜiretokoEsperanto
Χερσόνησος ΣιρετόκοGreek
שירטוקוHebrew
Siretoko-félszigetHungarian
Penisola di ShiretokoItalian
しれとこはんとうJapanese
シレトコハントウJapanese
知床半島Japanese
시레토코반도Korean
Półwysep ShiretokoPolish
ShiretokoPolish
СиретокоRussian
சிறேதொகோ தீபகற்பம்Tamil
คาบสมุทรชิเรโตโกะThai
Shiretoko YarımadasıTurkish
СіретокоUkrainian
Shiretoko yarimoroliUzbek
知床半岛Wu Chinese
知床半島Yue Chinese
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Localities in the Area
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