Osumi
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Ōsumi can stand for:
- Ōsumi ProvinceOsumi Provincewas an old province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Kagoshima Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Ōsumi bordered on Hyūga and Satsuma Provinces.Osumi's ancient capital was near modern Kokubu...
, a former province of Japan - Ōsumi PeninsulaOsumi Peninsulathumb|right|240px|Satellite image of Osumi PeninsulaThe projects south from the Japanese island of Kyūshū and includes the southernmost point on the island, Cape Sata. Its east coast lies on the Pacific Ocean, while to the west it faces the Satsuma Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay...
- Ōsumi Islands, an archipelago at the northern end of the Ryukyu Islands
- Ōsumi (satellite)Osumi (satellite)Ōsumi is the name of the first Japanese artificial satellite put into orbit, named after the Ōsumi Province in the southern islands of Japan. It was launched on February 11, 1970 at 04:25 UTC with a Lambda 4S-5 rocket from Uchinoura Space Center by Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science,...
, the first Japanese satellite - Ōsumi class LSTOsumi class LSTThe Ōsumi class LST , is a Japanese amphibious transport dock. While the JMSDF describes the Ōsumi class as tank landing ships, they lack the bow doors and beaching capability traditionally associated with LSTs...
, a new class of Japanese helicopter carriers - Baron Mineo ŌsumiMineo OsumiBaron was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and served twice as Minister of the Navy of Japan during the volatile 1930s.-Early life:Ōsumi was born in Kōchi Prefecture, but grew up in Aichi Prefecture. He was a graduate of the 24th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, where he...
, a Japanese admiral