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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Shiretoko is about 85 km east of Kitami.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Kitami · about 113,000 peopleabout 85 km west
  • Kushiro · about 199,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
  • Obihiro · about 174,000 peopleabout 180 km south-west
  • Asahikawa · about 357,000 peopleabout 210 km west
  • Sapporo · about 2,544,000 peopleabout 310 km west
  • Tomakomai · about 175,000 peopleabout 310 km south-west
ShiretokoSapporoAsahikawaKushiroTomakomaiObihiroMuroranOtaruKitami100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Shiretoko and the 2 nearest World Heritage sitesJomon Sites1Shirakami-Sanchi2Shiretoko
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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The official record

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