KIUSHIU, KIUSIU

or KIMO, the most southerly of the three principal islands of Japan, in the Pacific Ocean, separated from Korea by the Strait of Korea, and from Honshiu (Hondo) island by the Strait of Shikoku. It has an area (including small adjacent islands) of 16,840 sq. m., and is mountain i ous, though not remarkable for lofty peaks. Aso-tuke, an active volcano, has the largest crater in the world. The island is subject to earthquakes on the Pacific coast, and has @ varied climate, the summers are ‘pot and winters very cold, the months { of July and August being especiall marked by the oppre ive heat at std level. The occurrence of the rice famine in 1869 in K., when the people perished from hunger on account of the lack of transport facilities; was largely responsible for the introduction of a railway system into Japan. A line now runs from Moji in the N. to Kagos him a in the.S., a distance of 233 m., and another from Moji to Nagasaki, 164 m. Coal is found in the island, copper also is mined, and rice, wheat, beans, tea, and tobacco are grown. Pop. 7,500,000. gari a; erm. springs. op. 1920, river, Asia Minor; enters Black Sea. town, Terek, Ru ia; textiles, wine. Pop. 8,000.