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10 identifiers linking Cape Sōya across the web's reference databases
19 statements · 11% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
10 identifiers linking Cape Sōya across the web's reference databases
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Cape Sōya is the northernmost point of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is situated in Wakkanai, Sōya Subprefecture. The Monument of the Northernmost Point of Japan (日本最北端の地の碑) is at the cape, although the true northernmost point under Japanese control is the small deserted island of Benten-jima, 1 kilometre (3,300 ft) northwest. Since the cape is just 43 kilometres (27 mi) away across La Perouse Strait from Cape Crillon, Sakhalin Island, it is possible to see the island of Sakhalin from Cape Sōya on a clear day.