Shikoku Mountains

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The Shikoku Mountains are a rugged mountain range running through Japan’s Shikoku Island, known for their steep terrain, deep river valleys, and scenic, relatively undeveloped landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
climate humid subtropical
containsProtectedArea Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park
Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park
continent Asia
country Japan
drainage Niyodo River basin
Sadamisaki and other coastal rivers
Shimanto River basin
Yoshino River basin
formsDivideBetween Pacific Ocean side of Shikoku
Seto Inland Sea side of Shikoku
geology mainly sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
hasFeature deep river valleys
relatively undeveloped landscapes
scenic landscapes
hasTerrain rugged
steep
highestPoint Mount Ishizuchi
highestPointElevation 1982 m
6503 ft
influencesClimateOf Shikoku interior
JapaneseName 四国山地
languageOfToponym Japanese
locatedIn Shikoku region NERFINISHED
locatedInPrefecture Ehime Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kōchi Prefecture NERFINISHED
Tokushima Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedOn Shikoku NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Kōchi NERFINISHED
Matsuyama NERFINISHED
Takamatsu NERFINISHED
Tokushima NERFINISHED
orientation roughly east–west
partOf Japanese Alps and ranges system
Japanese archipelago
runsAcross Shikoku Island interior
separates northern coastal plains of Shikoku
southern coastal plains of Shikoku
usedFor forestry
hiking
hydroelectric power generation
mountain climbing
nature tourism
vegetation conifer plantations
temperate broadleaf forests

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Shikoku
hasMountainRange
Mount Ishizuchi
hasViewOf
Shikoku Mountains ("四国山地")
JapaneseName
Mount Ishizuchi
mountainRange

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