Izu Peninsula

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Izu Peninsula
Peninsula
Landsat image with high-resolution data from Space Shuttle
Coordinates: 34°54′N 138°57′E / 34.900°N 138.950°E / 34.900; 138.950
Location	Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Area
• Total	1,421.24 square kilometres (548.74 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,406 metres (4,613 ft) (Mount Amagi)
National Place of Scenic Beauty

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Location

The Izu peninsula (伊豆半島, Izu-hantō) is a mountainous peninsula with a deeply indented coastline to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu, Japan, the largest of the four main islands of Japan. Formerly known as Izu Province, Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture. The peninsula has an area of 1,421.24 km² (548.74 sq mi) and its estimated population in 2005 was 473,942 people. The peninsula's populated areas are located primarily on the north and east.