Yumihama Peninsula

Japanese: 弓浜半島 - きゅうひんはんとう
Yumihama Peninsula

…Japan's largest sandbar, located in the western part of Tottori Prefecture. It is also called the Yumihama Peninsula or Yomigahama. It is 16 km long from the mouth of the Hino River to the Sakai Channel, and the total length of the sandbar from the Yodo River to the Sakai Channel is 20 km. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Yumihama Peninsula is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鳥取県西部にある日本最大の砂州。弓浜(きゆうひん)半島,夜見ヶ浜(よみがはま)ともいう。日野川河口から境水道までの長さ16km,淀江から境水道までの全砂州の長さは20kmに達する。…

※「弓浜半島」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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