Sado Island

Summary

Sado Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (972 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sado Island is located in Sado^[3].
• Sado Island is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Sado Island is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[5].
• Sado Island's instance of is recorded as island^[6].
• Sado Island's Commons category is recorded as Sado, Niigata^[7].
• Sado Island's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[8].
• -16000000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sado Island^[9].
• Sado Island's highest point is recorded as Mount Kinpoku^[10].
• Sado Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.0675, 'lon': 138.3975}^[11].
• Sado Island's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Sado miso^[12].
• Sado Island's foods traditionally associated is recorded as igoneri^[13].
• Sado Island has a population of {'amount': '+51492'}^[14].
• Sado Island's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 38.33266666666667, 'lon': 138.50347222222223}^[15].
• Sado Island's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 37.80233333333334, 'lon': 138.2441388888889}^[16].
• Sado Island's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 38.062777777777775, 'lon': 138.57452777777777}^[17].
• Sado Island's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 38.015055555555556, 'lon': 138.22041666666667}^[18].
• Sado Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Sado Island's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Sado Island's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Sado Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '佐渡島'}^[22].
• Sado Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+63.4'}^[23].
• Sado Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+854.76'}^[24].
• Sado Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+27.0'}^[25].
• Sado Island's language used is recorded as Sado dialect^[26].
• Sado Island's located in protected area is recorded as Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park^[27].

Body

Geography

Sado Island is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Sado^[3]. It is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Sado Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+854.76'}^[24]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+63.4'}^[23]. It has a population of {'amount': '+51492'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Sado Island's instance of is recorded as island^[6].

History and Context

-16000000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sado Island^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sado Island include Japanese escort ship Sado^[28], a kaibokan^[29]; Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park^[30], a quasi-national park of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1950^[33]; and 118230 Sado^[34], an asteroid^[35].

Why It Matters

Sado Island ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (972 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Japanese escort ship Sado^[28], a kaibokan^[29]; Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park^[30], a quasi-national park of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1950^[33]; and 118230 Sado^[34], an asteroid^[35].