The Katsuren Peninsula (勝連半島, Katsuren hantō, Okinawan: Kacchin) is a peninsula on Okinawa Island.[1] It is bordered by Nakagusuku Bay to the south, Kin Bay to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the east.[2] The entire peninsula is part of Uruma City.[3] Katsuren Castle is on the south-central part of the peninsula.[4] The Kaichū Dōro is a road connecting the Katsuren Peninsula to Henza Island. Offshore, coral reefs are found.[5]
United States military relating to the Katsuren Peninsula
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Buckner Bay - White Beach Naval Port Facility is located on the Katsuren Peninsula.[6][7] There once was a plan, the "White Beach Plan," to relocate United States Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the White Beach Training Area. However, it was not effected.[8]
Nearby islands
edit- The eight Yokatsu Islands, which include:
- Ikei Island
- Hamahiga Island
- Henza Island
- Minamiukibara Island
- Miyagi Island
- Tsuken Island
- Ukibara Island
- Yabuchi Island
Other peninsulas on Okinawa
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editReferences
edit- ^ Jessica Elzea Kogel (2006). Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Uses. SME. pp. 1109–. ISBN 978-0-87335-233-8.
- ^ South China Morning Post: The stunning fortresses of Okinawa have endured centuries of conflict | Post Magazine | South China Morning Post, accessdate: March 31, 2017
- ^ Google Maps one: 26°22'45.0"N 127°51'27.0"E - Google Maps, accessdate: March 31, 2017
- ^ Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/26°19'48.0"N+127°52'43.0"E/@26.33,127.8523468,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d26.33!4d127.878611?hl=en, accessdate: March 31, 2017
- ^ Ryukyu Shimpo – Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news » Katsuren Peninsula: rich sea where coral reefs live: Ryukyu Shimpo – Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news » Katsuren Peninsula: rich sea where coral reefs live, accessdate: March 31, 2017
- ^ The Japan Times: White Beach base site said credible | The Japan Times, accessdate: March 31, 2017
- ^ Okinawa Hai » White Beach – Okinawa Installation Overview: White Beach, accessdate: March 31, 2017
- ^ Jessica Elzea Kogel (2006). Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Uses. SME. pp. 1109–. ISBN 978-0-87335-233-8.
External links and references
edit- A google map
- One link
- A second link
- On the Yakena Straits Observatory
- A shot of the Waitui Cut
- Noroga and Remnants of an Old Sugar Factory, on Katsuren Peninsula
- One Youtube, exploring the Katsuren Peninsula
- Island-hopping in the Katsuren Peninsula
- Searching for Waitui on the Katsuren Peninsula
- An article on the geology of Kasturen Peninsula
- More geology