North Breakwater Dome
The North Breakwater Dome is a long arched "semi-domical" structure in the port area of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. Rising to a height of 13.6 metres above the sea and extending some 427 metres, with seventy columns, an intercolumniation of 6 metres, and a width from column to wall of 8 metres, the form, inspired by a Roman arcade, is said to be without parallel.Photo: Captain76, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Hokkaidō, Japan
- Also known as: “Wakkanai Breakwater Dome”
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port of Wakkanai and Wakkanai Station.
Port of Wakkanai
Marina
Photo: 100yen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port of Wakkanai is a major port located in the Municipality of Wakkanai, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Sakhalin lies about 62.81 kilometers to the north. Port of Wakkanai is situated 260 metres south of North Breakwater Dome.
Wakkanai Station
Railway station
Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC0.
Wakkanai Station is a railway station located in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido. It is the northernmost railway station in Japan. The station is numbered "W80". Wakkanai Station is situated 490 metres southwest of North Breakwater Dome.
Surfeel hotel wakkanai
Hotel
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Surfeel hotel wakkanai is situated 210 metres southwest of North Breakwater Dome.
North Breakwater Dome
- Category: breakwater
- Location: Wakkanai, Northern Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.42016° or 45° 25′ 13″ northLongitude
141.68101° or 141° 40′ 52″ eastHeight
14 metres (45 feet)Open location code
8RQ3CMCJ+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 61842139OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q11404374
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“North Breakwater Dome” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北防波堤圓拱”
- Chinese: “北防波堤圓頂”
- Chinese: “稚內港北防波堤圓頂”
- French: “Dôme brise-lames de Wakkanai”
- Japanese: “北防波堤ドーム”
- Japanese: “稚内港北防波堤ドーム”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 北防波堤ドーム公園 イベント広場 and 北防波堤ドーム公園 交流広場.
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