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Kyushu

Range Type	Island
Highest Point	Nakadake (1791 m/5876 ft)
Countries	Japan
States/Provinces	Miyazaki-ken (20%), Kumamoto-ken (19%), Kagoshima-ken (18%), Oita-ken (17%), Fukuoka-ken (13%), Nagasaki-ken (7%), Saga-ken (6%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	38,335 sq km / 14,801 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	367 km / 228 mi North-South 308 km / 191 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	32° 28' N; 130° 41' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Kyushu
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Kyushu.

Japanese Archipelago	Level 2 (Parent)
Sakhalin	Level 3 (Sibling)
Kuril Islands	Level 3 (Sibling)
Hokkaido	Level 3 (Sibling)
Honshu	Level 3 (Sibling)
Shikoku	Level 3 (Sibling)
Kyushu	Level 3
Outlying Japanese Islands	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Kyushu

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Nakadake	1791	5876
2.	Taisen	1786	5860
3.	Enahoshi-yama	1774	5820
4.	Hossho-san	1762	5781
5.	Sobo-san	1756	5761
6.	Mimata-yama	1744	5722
7.	Kunimi-dake	1739	5705
8.	Ichifusa	1720	5643
9.	Karakuni-dake	1700	5577
10.	Mukozaka-yama	1685	5528
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Kyushu

Kaimon-dake

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Kaimon-dake from the town of Kaimon at the base of the approach road to the trailhead (2016-07-25). Photo by Marcus Lostracco.
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