Nishisonogi Peninsula
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The Nishisonogi Peninsula (西彼杵半島 Nishi-sonogi hantō) is a peninsula in northwest Kyūshū
, Japan
. It is the north-northwesterly fork of a larger peninsula which also includes Nagasaki
Peninsula. To its west is the East China Sea
, while to the east it encloses Omura Bay.
Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is the north-northwesterly fork of a larger peninsula which also includes Nagasaki
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the second half of the 16th century on the site of a small fishing village, formerly part of Nishisonogi District...
Peninsula. To its west is the East China Sea
East China Sea
The East China Sea is a marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1,249,000 km² or 750,000 square miles.-Geography:...
, while to the east it encloses Omura Bay.