Cape Erimo

Cape Erimo (襟裳岬, Erimo-misaki) is a cape in Hokkaidō, located at 41.924444°N 143.248333°E / 41.924444; 143.248333. It is the de facto southern tip of Hidaka Mountains.

Cape Erimo, taken from the ISS on Oct. 11, 2009

Description

Hot and cold fronts meet nearby of the cape thus creating a dense mist which covers the cape for more than 100 days a year. Wind blows here with the speed of 10 m/s for almost 300 days a year. Every year more than 400,000 tourists visit Cape Erimo. Rare species of Kuril Seals live there.

Asteroid

The main-belt asteroid 5331 Erimomisaki, discovered by amateur astronomers Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe in 1990, was named after Cape Erimo.[1]

gollark: *locks self with AP hatchlings*
gollark: Names, that is.
gollark: The names are MINE! I don't have enough.
gollark: I missed an AP hatchling!
gollark: * connection

References
  1. "5331 Erimomisaki (1990 BT1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 May 2018.


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