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Tokyo is located on an ocean-ocean subduction boundary. It is right on the border of the Pacific Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the Philippine Plate. An ocean-ocean subduction boundary means that there are earthquakes, volcanic island arcs, and deep-sea trenches. | Tokyo is located on an ocean-ocean subduction boundary. It is right on the border of the Pacific Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the Philippine Plate. An ocean-ocean subduction boundary means that there are earthquakes, volcanic island arcs, and deep-sea trenches. | ||
+ | <ref>Spaulding, Nancy E. and Samuel N. Namowitz. [[Earth Science]]. Evanston IL: McDougal Littell Inc., 2005.</ref> | ||
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Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo is a city in Japan.
Latitude/Longitude: 35 41'37" N 139 42'25" E [1]
Elevation: 36 meters [1]
Contents
Climate
Climate Zone
Tokyo is in the Cfa (Humid Subtropical) Climate Zone. [2] Cities with similar climates are Houston, Texas, United States Earth Science 7-Houston and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Earth Science 7-New Orleans, Louisiana.
What Affects Climate
Tokyo receives a lot of precipitation due to it being on the ocean. Also, it gets warm weather sometimes because of the Kuroshio ocean current that passes right by Japan. Tokyo's air pressure is in the Subtropical High pressure zone.
====Average Temperature==== [3]
Jan. | Feb | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
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Average Temp. (C˚) | 4.1 | 4.6 | 7.65 | 13.2 | 17.55 | 18.75 | 25.15 | 26.65 | 22.85 | 16.95 | 11.55 | 6.55 |
Average. High (C˚) | 8.9 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 17.8 | 21.9 | 24.9 | 28.7 | 30.4 | 26.4 | 20.9 | 16.1 | 11.4 |
Average Low (C˚) | -0.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 13.2 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 22.9 | 19.3 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 1.7 |
====Average Precipitation==== [4]
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
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Average Precipitation (mm) | 48.6 | 60.2 | 114.5 | 130.3 | 128 | 164.9 | 161.5 | 155.1 | 208.5 | 163.1 | 92.5 | 39.6 |
Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundaries
Tokyo is located on an ocean-ocean subduction boundary. It is right on the border of the Pacific Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the Philippine Plate. An ocean-ocean subduction boundary means that there are earthquakes, volcanic island arcs, and deep-sea trenches. [5]