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Drift ice reaches coast of scenic peninsula where tour boat sank
SHARI, Hokkaido--Drift ice moving south in the Sea of Okhotsk reached the coast of the scenic Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido on Feb. 2, according to the Shiretoko National Park Nature ...
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3 Degrees of Japan's Seas
His lips go numb. And then, camera in hand, Skerry dives between the ice floes into the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, bordering the Shiretoko Peninsula. Most people think of Japan as a compact ...
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Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan/ Shiretoko: Hokkaido puts ecosystem webs on full display
It all starts with drift ice from Okhotsk carried by ocean currents to the Shiretoko Peninsula. The ice provides a habitat for plankton, and these microscopic organisms form the base of the food ...
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Get Off The Beaten Path In One Of Japan's Most Pristine, Underrated National Parks
Of 223 alpine plants, the Shiretoko violet, a flower that is endemic to the peninsula, blooms between ... Between February and April, the ice floes from Siberia drift to the shores of Shiretoko ...
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Intertwined Lives on Sea and Shore: Shiretoko, Hokkaido
The Shiretoko Peninsula, located in eastern Hokkaido Prefecture ... home to creatures who feed off the bounty of floating pack ice. Explore an extraordinary ecosystem which connects the rich ...