Kataoka Bay

Japanese: 片岡湾 - かたおかわん
Kataoka Bay

...In the center is the shield volcano Mount Hachibuse (155m), in the southwest is Mount Mitsuzuka (190m), and on the northeast coast is a low marshland including Bettsupi Marsh. Facing the Paramushir Strait is Boykovo Bay (Kataoka Bay, named after the chamberlain Kataoka, who inspected the area in 1892). In 1893, Gunji Shigetada organized the Hokogikai (Hokogi Association) to investigate Shumushu Island, and is known for relocating to the area in 1896.

*Some of the terms mentioned in "Kataoka Bay" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中央に楯状火山鉢伏山(155m),南西部に三塚山(190m)があり,北東岸には別飛(べつぴ)沼を含む低湿地が広がる。パラムシル海峡に面したボイコボ湾(片岡湾,1892年当地を視察した片岡侍従にちなむ)がある。1893年郡司成忠が〈報効義会〉を組織して占守島を調査し,96年にこの地に移住したことで知られる。…

※「片岡湾」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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