Place details
Place nameJapan
Other namesNippon, Niphon, Nihon, Japon, Giappone, Japón, Japão, Japanese
CountryNihon
Latitude36
Longitude138
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
A large string of islands in a northeast-southwest arc that stretches for approximately 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometres) through the western Pacific Ocean. Comprises the modern nation of Japan.