Place:Shikoku, Japan

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NameShikoku
Alt namesSchikokusource: Rand McNally Atlas (1991) I-158
Shikoku regionsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Shikoku-chihōsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeRegion
Coordinates33.75°N 133.5°E
Located inJapan     (1905 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima, Iyo-shima, and Futana-shima, and its current name refers to the four former provinces that made up the island: Awa, Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo.

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