Noto Peninsula
peninsula in the island of Honshū, Japan
The Noto Peninsula (能登半島, Noto-hantō) is a peninsula that lies north into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The name comes from Ainu not 'cape' or noto 'big cape'.[1]
Native name: 能登半島 | |
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Geography | |
Location | Sea of Japan |
Coordinates | 37°12′N 136°54′E / 37.2°N 136.9°E |
Administration | |
Japan | |
Prefecture | Ishikawa Prefecture |
References
change- ↑ Vovin, Alexander (2020). A Descriptive and Comparative Grammar of Western Old Japanese (2nd ed.). Leiden, Boston: Brill. p. 63. ISBN 978-90-04-42211-7.