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Cape Kamui

Cape Kamui is located on the western part of , , . Its lighthouse, the Cape Kamui Lighthouse, overlooks the Sea of Japan. An earthquake off the cape on 2 August 1940 resulted in a tsunami that killed ten people.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape with steep cliff jutting out into the Sea of Japan
  • Also known as: “Kamui Misaki”, “Kamui-misaki”, “Kamui-saki”, and “Kamui-zaki”
  • Historically known as: “Cape Novosilzoff”, “Cape Novosilzov”, “Kamoi Misaki”, “Mys Novosel’tseva”, and “Mys Novoselitsa”

Cape Kamui

Latitude
43.33357° or 43° 20′ 1″ north
Longitude
140.34669° or 140° 20′ 48″ east
Open location code
8RM288MW+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2676941120
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2129683
Wiki­data ID
Q5034886
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Cape Kamui” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kamui Misaki”
  • Cebuano: “Kamui-misaki”
  • Chinese: “神威岬”
  • French: “cap Kamui”
  • French: “Cap Kamui”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ קאמוי”
  • Italian: “Capo Kamui”
  • Italian: “Capo Novosizov” (historical)
  • Japanese: “かむいみさき”
  • Japanese: “念仏トンネル”
  • Japanese: “神威岬”
  • Russian: “Мыс Камуи”
  • Russian: “Мыс Новоснльцеза” (historical)

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