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| Eastern Hokkaido, Japan: A portion of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido is seen here under snow in the December view. The north and east coasts of Hokkaido cross the upper right and lower left quadrants of the view. Snow accentuates the rectangular pattern of intensive agriculture of the plain in the foreground. The volcanic spine of the island is the narrow, ragged, snow-covered line of country immediately behind the agricultural fields (in this west-looking view). This line of volcanoes stretches from lower right to the upper left co and includes two lakes in the center of the view, the larger of which is Lake Kussharo. The lake and mountain country lie in the Akan national park. The city of Kushiro appears on the coast near the left margin of the view as a grye area. Although only founded in 1870, Kushiro now has a population of 205,000 (1990), is the largest port in eastern Hokkaido, and the gateway to the Akan park. |
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