Echigo Plain (Japan)

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Name (Latin)
Echigo Plain (Japan)
Other forms of name
Echigo-heiya (Japan)
Niigata Lowlands (Japan)
Coordinates
139 139 37.75 37.75 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Plains Japan
MARC
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1045299
Library of congress: sh 85040690
Wikipedia description:

Echigo Plain (Japanese: 越後平野) or Niigata Plain (Japanese: 新潟平野) is an alluvial plain that extends from central to northern Niigata Prefecture in Japan. The area of the plain is approximately 2000km2. It is the largest rice-growing area in Japan. The plain was formed by the Agano and Shinano rivers.

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