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  2. List of islands of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The four main islands of Japan are: [5][6] Hokkaido – the northernmost and second largest main island, third most populous. Honshu – the largest and most populous island, with the capital Tokyo. Honshu is connected to the other three main islands by bridges and tunnels. Kyushu – the third largest main island, second most populous and the ...

  3. Geography of Japan - Wikipedia

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    4,470,000 km 2 (1,730,000 sq mi) Japan is an archipelagic country comprising a stratovolcanic archipelago over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) along the Pacific coast of East Asia. [ 8 ] It consists of 14,125 islands. [ 9 ][ 10 ] The four main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. The other 14,120 islands are classified as "remote islands" by ...

  4. List of islands of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Ilha do Algodão. Ilha de Boipeba. Ilha de Maraca. Ilha Montão de Trigo. Ilha da Queimada Grande. Ilha Rasa [pt] Ilha de Santa Bárbara. Ilha de Santa Catarina. Ilha de Santo Amaro.

  5. Japanese archipelago - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese archipelago (Japanese: 日本列島, Nihon Rettō) is an archipelago of 14,125 islands that form the country of Japan. [1] It extends over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) [2] from the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast to the East China and Philippine seas in the southwest along the Pacific coast of the Eurasian continent, and consists of three island arcs from north to south: the Northeastern ...

  6. Rio de Janeiro - Wikipedia

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    Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u d (ʒi) ʒɐˈne (j)ɾu] ⓘ [ 6 ]), or simply Rio, [ 7 ] is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of ...

  7. Geography of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The country of Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil covers a total area of 8,514,215 km 2 (3,287,357 sq mi) which includes 8,456,510 km 2 (3,265,080 sq mi) of land and 55,455 km 2 (21,411 sq mi) of water. The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina at 2,994 m (9,823 ft).

  8. Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japan [a] is an island country in East Asia.It is located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south.

  9. Japanese Brazilians - Wikipedia

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    Of the 12,478 people of Japanese origin living in Maringá, 6.61% were Issei (born in Japan); 35.45% were Nisei (children of Japanese); 37.72% were Sansei (grandchildren) and 13.79% were Yonsei (great-grandchildren). The average age was of 40.12 years old. 52% of Japanese Brazilians from the city were women.