Makubetsu Plain

Japanese: 幕別平野 - まくべつへいや
Makubetsu Plain

A plain facing Soya Bay in northern Hokkaido. It occupies part of Wakkanai city. It is limited to the Soya Hills to the east and hills that extend to the Wakkanai Peninsula to the west. The alluvial lowland at the center of the plain was formed when a sandbar developed in Soya Bay, turning the head of the bay into a lagoon, and sediment from rivers such as the Masuhoro River, Makubetsu River, and Sarakitmanai River filled in the lagoon, resulting in the remains of Lake Onuma and Lake Meguma. Fishing has been practiced along the coast since ancient times, and grassland development has progressed in the valley of the Masuhoro River and on the plateau, where dairy farming can be seen. Wakkanai Airport is located on the coast.

[Jiro Okamoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

北海道北部、宗谷湾(そうやわん)に面する平野。稚内市(わっかないし)の一部を占める。東は宗谷丘陵に、西は稚内半島に続く丘陵に限られる。平野の中心となる沖積低地は、宗谷湾に砂州が発達し、湾頭部を潟湖(せきこ)化し、さらに増幌(ますほろ)川、幕別川、サラキトマナイ川などの河川の土砂が潟湖を埋積したもので、大沼、メグマ沼などが残っている。沿岸では古くから漁業が行われ、増幌川の河谷と台地では草地造成が進められ、酪農経営がみられる。海岸部には稚内空港がある。

[岡本次郎]

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