Ezo Island

Japanese: 蝦夷島 - えぞがしま
Ezo Island

...It is also called Matsumae-chi, Nihonjin-chi, or Shamo-chi (also written as Ningen-chi). It refers to a certain area in the southern part of Ezo-shima that the Matsumae clan designated as a settlement area and village location for Japanese people as part of its policy to govern Ezo-shima. The area north of Wajin-chi was called Ezo-chi (including parts of the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island) and was designated as the residence area of ​​the Ainu people.

From [Notojima [Town]]

…Population: 3,517 (1995). Noto Island, also known as Ezo Island, is about 14 km east to west, 7 km north to south, 72 km in circumference, and 47.5 km2 in area. The island is covered with low mountains about 100 m above sea level, and has little flat land. It was separated from the peninsula by subsidence, so there are many inlets and outlets, such as bays and capes. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ezo Island" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…松前地,日本人地,シャモ地(人間地とも表記)ともいう。松前藩が蝦夷島統治策の一つとして,和人の定住地,村の所在地と規定した蝦夷島南部の一定地域のこと。和人地以北の地を〈蝦夷地〉(千島・樺太島の一部を含む)と称し,アイヌ民族の居住地とした。…

【能登島[町]】より

…人口3517(1995)。能登島は蝦夷(えぞ)島とも呼ばれ,東西約14km,南北約7km,周囲72km,面積47.5km2で,標高100m前後の低山地が全島をおおい,平地に乏しい。沈降により半島と分離したため,湾,岬など出入りが激しい。…

※「蝦夷島」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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