Shikoku
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Summary
Shikoku is an island[1]. Shikoku ranks in the top 0.8% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,319 views/month, #58 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Seto Inland Sea[5], Pacific Ocean[6]
- Continent: Asia[7]
- Instance of: island of Japan[8], tetrad[9]
- Location: Shikoku Region[10]
- Part of: Japanese archipelago[11], four main islands of Japan[12]
- Commons category: Shikoku[13]
- Said to be the same as: Shikoku Region[14]
- Highest point: Mount Ishizuchi[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shikoku region[16]
- Population: 4,141,955[17], 3,845,534[18], 3,066,000[19], 3,310,000[20], 3,337,000[21], 4,221,000[22], 4,122,000[23], 3,904,000[24], 4,163,000[25], 4,195,000[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], The Catholic Encyclopedia[29]
- Native label: 四国[30]
- Length: 225 km[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 151 m[32], 1982 m[33]
- Area: 18297.32 km²[34]
- Language used: Shikoku dialect[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[36]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Shikoku[37]
- P14541: 29m8Q[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Shikoku include Shikoku Shinkansen[39], a proposed railway line[40], in Japan[41]; Honshi-Bisan Line[42], a railway line[43], in Japan[44], founded in 1988[45]; Shikoku Mura[46], a minka-en[47], in Japan[48], founded in 1976[49]; and Shikoku Facula[50], a facula[51].
Why It Matters
Shikoku has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Shikoku is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Shikoku include Shikoku Shinkansen[39], a proposed railway line[40], in Japan[41]; Honshi-Bisan Line[42], a railway line[43], in Japan[44], founded in 1988[45]; Shikoku Mura[46], a minka-en[47], in Japan[48], founded in 1976[49]; and Shikoku Facula[50], a facula[51].