is a small
promontory
A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the s ...
on the
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it ...
coast facing towards the islands of
Rishiri and
Rebun in
Wakkanai
file:Wakkanai city office.JPG, 290px, Wakkanai City Hall
file:Wakkanai shore.jpg, 290px, Shore of Wakkanai
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Wakkanai is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. Situated approx ...
,
Hokkaidō
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel.
The ...
, Japan. On the south side of the cape is Bakkai Port, where each winter
spotted seals that float in on
drift ice
Drift or Drifts may refer to:
Geography
* Drift or ford (crossing) of a river
* Drift (navigation), difference between heading and course of a vessel
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* In Cornwall, England:
** D ...
take shelter. A short distance inland, on the other side of
Prefectural Road 106 (
ja), is the
Bakkai Rock Shelter Site. ''Bakkai'' is a
nigoried form of the
Ainu ''pakkai'', meaning something carried on one's back like a child: Bakkai rock, which rises to a height of approximately , has the appearance of a smaller rock atop one that is larger.
See also
*
Bakkai Station
*
Cape Sōya
is the northernmost point of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is situated in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Wakkanai, Sōya Subprefecture. The is at the cape, although the true List of extreme points of Japan, northernmost point under Japanese control ...
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Cape Noshappu
Cape Noshappu ( / Noshappu-misaki) is a cape near Cape Sōya in the north of Hokkaido island, Japan and located in Wakkanai, Sōya Subprefecture. Facing Sōya strait, it separates Sea of Japan and Sōya Bay. In etymology, the name origins from ...
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Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park
is a national park on the Rishiri Island, Rebun Island, and a coastal area from Wakkanai to Horonobe at the north-western tip of Hokkaidō, Japan. Areas of the park cover . The park is noted for its alpine flora and views of volcanic moun ...
References
Wakkanai
Bakkai
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