Southwest Coast of Izu - Izuseikaigan

Japanese: 伊豆西南海岸 - いずせいなんかいがん
Southwest Coast of Izu - Izuseikaigan

…The coast of Nishiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the west coast of the Izu Peninsula. In 1937, it was designated a Place of Scenic Beauty as the Southwest Coast of Izu, and in 1955, it was incorporated into the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. It is made of white sandy tuff from the Neogene system, and features a variety of coastal topography, including islands such as Hebijima and Hiesanjojima, oddly shaped rocks, tombolos where islands join the mainland at low tide, sea caves developed in cracks in sea cliffs, and Tenso Cave, where the top of a sea cave opens up due to a fault. These can be viewed on a sightseeing boat. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to "Izu Southwest Coast" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…伊豆半島の西岸,静岡県賀茂郡西伊豆町の海岸。1937年に伊豆西南海岸として名勝に指定され,55年富士箱根伊豆国立公園に編入された。新第三系の白色砂質凝灰岩からなり,蛇島や稗三升(ひえさんじよう)島などの島々や奇岩,干潮時に島が陸続きになるトンボロ,海食崖の割れ目に発達した海食洞,海食洞の上部が断層によって開口している天窓(てんそう)洞(天)などの多様な海岸地形がみられ,遊覧船で観察することができる。…

※「伊豆西南海岸」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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