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    Shikoku

    四国, Šėkoku, Šikoku

    33°34′N 133°22′E

    Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is 225 kilometres (140 miles) long and between 50 and 150 kilometres (30 and 95 miles) wide. 4 million, the least of Japan's four main islands. It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu.

    View of Japan taken during ISS Expedition 23.
    View of Japan taken during ISS Expedition 23.

    Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain

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    33°34′N 133°22′E

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    Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is 225 kilometres (140 miles) long and between 50 and 150 kilometres (30 and 95 miles) wide. It has a population of 3.4 million, the least of Japan's four main islands. It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima (伊予之二名島), Iyo-shima (伊予島), and Futana-shima (二名島), and its current name refers to the four former provinces that make up the island: Awa, Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo.

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    Also in four main islands of Japan

    • Honshu

      227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m

      Major islands

    • Hokkaido

      77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m

      Major islands

    • Kyushu

      36,770 km²▲ 1,791 m

      Major islands

    Also in Japanese archipelago

    Also in Pacific Islands

    • New Guinea

      774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m

      Major islands

    • Japan

      377,974 km²

      Major islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Honshu

      227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Hokkaido

      77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m

      Minor islands

    • Sakhalin

      74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m

      Minor islands

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
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    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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