Shikoku

Summary

Shikoku is an island^[1]. Shikoku has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Shikoku is located in Japan^[3].
• Shikoku is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shikoku is on the body of water Seto Inland Sea^[5].
• Shikoku is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].
• Shikoku is on the continent of Asia^[7].
• Shikoku's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Shikoku's instance of is recorded as island of Japan^[9].
• Shikoku's instance of is recorded as tetrad^[10].
• Shikoku took place at Shikoku Region^[11].
• Shikoku is part of Japanese archipelago^[12].
• Shikoku is part of four main islands of Japan^[13].
• Shikoku's Commons category is recorded as Shikoku^[14].
• Shikoku's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[15].
• Shikoku's said to be the same as is recorded as Shikoku Region^[16].
• Shikoku's highest point is recorded as Mount Ishizuchi^[17].
• Shikoku's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.75, 'lon': 133.5}^[18].
• Shikoku's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shikoku region^[19].
• Shikoku has a population of {'amount': '+4141955'}^[20].
• Shikoku has a population of {'amount': '+3845534'}^[21].
• Shikoku has a population of {'amount': '+3066000'}^[22].
• Shikoku has a population of {'amount': '+3310000'}^[23].
• Shikoku has a population of {'amount': '+3337000'}^[24].
• Shikoku has a population of {'amount': '+4221000'}^[25].
• Shikoku has a population of {'amount': '+4122000'}^[26].
• Shikoku has a population of {'amount': '+3904000'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Shikoku is in the country of Japan^[4]. Shikoku is located in Japan^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Seto Inland Sea^[5], an inland sea^[28], in Japan^[29] and Pacific Ocean^[6], an ocean^[30]. Shikoku is on the continent of Asia^[7]. Part of include Japanese archipelago^[12], an archipelago^[31], in Japan^[32] and four main islands of Japan^[13], an island group^[33], in Japan^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Shikoku covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18297.32'}^[35]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+151'}^[36] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1982'}^[37]. Shikoku's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+225'}^[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4141955'}^[20], {'amount': '+3845534'}^[21], {'amount': '+3066000'}^[22], {'amount': '+3310000'}^[23], {'amount': '+3337000'}^[24], and {'amount': '+4221000'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[8], island of Japan^[9], and tetrad^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shikoku include Shikoku Facula^[39], a facula^[40]; Shikoku Shinkansen^[41], a proposed railway line^[42], in Japan^[43]; Honshi-Bisan Line^[44], a railway line^[45], in Japan^[46], founded in 1988^[47]; and Shikoku Mura^[48], a minka-en^[49], in Japan^[50], founded in 1976^[51].

Why It Matters

Shikoku has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Shikoku is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for Shikoku include Shikoku Facula^[39], a facula^[40]; Shikoku Shinkansen^[41], a proposed railway line^[42], in Japan^[43]; Honshi-Bisan Line^[44], a railway line^[45], in Japan^[46], founded in 1988^[47]; and Shikoku Mura^[48], a minka-en^[49], in Japan^[50], founded in 1976^[51].