Kinkasan

Kinkasan
Native name:
Japanese: 金華山
View from Oshika Peninsula
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates38°17′43″N 141°34′00″E / 38.29528°N 141.56667°E / 38.29528; 141.56667
ArchipelagoOshika
Area10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Coastline25 km (15.5 mi)
Highest elevation445 m (1460 ft)
Highest pointKinkasan
Administration
Japan
PrefectureMiyagi
CityIshinomaki
Demographics
Population6 (2004)
Ethnic groupsJapanese

Kinkasan (金華山, Kinkasan; or Kinkazan) is a small island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean approximately one kilometer off the Oshika Peninsula.