Honshu
Honshu (Japanese: 本州, Hepburn: Honshū, ; lit. 'main island'), historically known as Akitsushima (秋津島, lit. 'dragonfly island'), is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separates the Sea of Japan, which lies to its north and west, from the North Pacific Ocean to the south and east. It is the seventh-largest island in the world, and the second-most populous after the Indonesian island of Java.
GEOGRAPHY
| Location | East Asia
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| Area | 227,960 km (88,020 sq mi)
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| Area rank | 7th
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| Length | 1,300 km (810 mi)
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| Width | 50–230 km (31–143 mi)
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| Coastline | 10,084 km (6,265.9 mi)
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| Highest elevation | 3,776 m (12,388 ft)
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DEMOGRAPHICS
| Population | 104,000,000 (2017 estimate)
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| Pop. density | 447 /km (1,158 /sq mi)
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| Ethnic groups | Japanese
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