Oga Peninsula (Japan)

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Name (Latin)
Oga Peninsula (Japan)
Other forms of name
Oga-hantō (Japan)
Coordinates
139.83333 139.83333 39.91667 39.91667 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Peninsulas Japan
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1132109
Library of congress: sh 86000494
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Nishitsugary-sakata [map] 1978
  • Old catalog heading
  • Lippincott
  • Saishin nippon bunken chizu
Wikipedia description:

The Oga Peninsula (男鹿半島 Oga-hantō) is a rugged peninsula which projects west into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Akita in northern Honshū, the main island of Japan. Politically it coincides with the city of Oga. At the base of the peninsula is Hachirōgata, formerly the second largest lake in Japan. Oga Peninsula is famous for the traditional festival of Namahage.

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