Ōsumi Peninsula

The Ōsumi Peninsula (大隅半島おおすみはんとう, Ōsumi Hantō) projects south from the Japanese island of Kyūshū and includes the southernmost point on the island, Cape Sata.^[1] Its east coast lies on the Pacific Ocean, while to the west it faces the Satsuma Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay. Politically it is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Lava erupted in 1914 by Sakurajima (previously an island) made a land connection with the northwest of the Ōsumi Peninsula.

Japan's first satellite was named Ohsumi in honour of the people living in the area due their support of the people working on the launch.^[2]

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^ 第だい２版はん, 日本にっぽん大だい百科全書ひゃっかぜんしょ(ニッポニカ),精選せいせん版ばん日本にっぽん国語こくご大だい辞典じてん,ブリタニカ国際こくさい大だい百科ひゃっか事典じてん小しょう項目こうもく事典じてん,百科ひゃっか事典じてんマイペディア,デジタル大辞泉だいじせん,世界せかい大だい百科ひゃっか事典じてん. "大隅半島おおすみはんとうとは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Harvey, Brian (2023-11-21). Japan In Space. Springer. p. 35. ISBN 978-3-031-45571-1.

30°59′39″N 130°39′39″E / 30.994165°N 130.660744°E / 30.994165; 130.660744

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[1] 第だい２版はん, 日本にっぽん大だい百科全書ひゃっかぜんしょ(ニッポニカ),精選せいせん版ばん日本にっぽん国語こくご大だい辞典じてん,ブリタニカ国際こくさい大だい百科ひゃっか事典じてん小しょう項目こうもく事典じてん,百科ひゃっか事典じてんマイペディア,デジタル大辞泉だいじせん,世界せかい大だい百科ひゃっか事典じてん. "大隅半島おおすみはんとうとは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[Harvey35-2] Harvey, Brian (2023-11-21). Japan In Space. Springer. p. 35. ISBN 978-3-031-45571-1.

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Ōsumi Peninsula

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