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 large mountainous peninsula with a deeply indented coastline to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu, 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.