Cape Erimo

Cape Erimo

Cape Erimo is a cape in Hokkaidō, located at coord|41.9244444|N|143.2483333|E|. It is de facto southern tip of Hidaka Mountains.

Hot and cold fronts meet nearby of the cape thus creating a dense mist which covers the cape for more than 100 days a year. Wind blows here with the speed of 10 m/s for almost 300 days a year. Every year more than 400,000 tourists visit Cape Erimo.

Rare species of Kuril Seals live there.

References

* "Natural Beauty of Japan", NHK
* [http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/hokkaido/erimomisaki.html Japan National Tourist Organization]

External links

* [http://www.sizenken.biodic.go.jp/pc/wet_en/36/36.html Erimo-misaki Nearshore Waters]


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