The Nemuro Peninsula is a peninsula which extends from the east coast of Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It is some 30km long and 8km, and forms part of Nemuro City

Nemuro, Hokkaido

-Transportation:Nearby Nakashibetsu Airport serves Nemuro.-Railways:*Hokkaido Railway Company – Nemuro Main Line**Stations in the city: Nemuro, Higashi-Nemuro, Hanasaki, Nishi-Wada, Kombumori, Ochiishi, Bettoga, Hattaushi, Attoko-Sightseeing:*Cape Nosappu...

. Cape Nosappu at its tip is the easternmost point of Hokkaidō. The northern coastline is on Nemuro Bay

Nemuro Bay

Nemuro Bay is a body of water on the northern coast of the Nemuro Peninsula in Hokkaidō, Japan....

, while the south faces the Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...

. Islands of the Habomai

Khabomai

The Habomai Islands are a group of islets in the southernmost Kuril Islands...

 (Khabomai) Archipelago, administered by Russia but claimed by Japan, extend eastward from the peninsula.

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43.385339°N 145.816727°W Nosappumisaki::Easternmost point