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    Aguni Islands

    Part of Okinawa Islands

    The Aguni Islands (粟国諸島, Aguni Shotō) are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, located about 60 km west of Okinawa Island.

    Aguni Island (Aguni-jima) in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
    Aguni Island (Aguni-jima) in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

    Paipateroma / CC BY 3.0

    Chart

    28 landforms

    Overview

    The Aguni Islands (粟国諸島, Aguni Shotō) are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, located about 60 km west of Okinawa Island. They include

    Aguni Village (Shimajiri District) Aguni Island (粟国島, Aguni-jima) Tonaki, Village (Shimajiri District) Tonaki Island (渡名喜島, Tonaki-jima) Irisuna Island (入砂島, Irisuna-jima)

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets3
    • Rocks & skerries22

    Major islands

    2
    • Aguni Island

      Aguni Island

      Area
      7.6 km²
      High point
      96 m

      Aguni Island (粟国島, Okinawan: Aguni) is an island in Japan, which is part of the Okinawa Islands and administered as Aguni Village in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture. It is located 60 km Northwest from Naha on Okinawa Island in East China Sea. 64 km2.

    • Tonaki Island

      Tonaki Island

      Area
      3.6 km²
      High point
      179 m

    Minor islands

    1

    Islets

    3
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    22
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m200 m179 mTonaki96 mAguni29 mIrisuna-jima
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Aguni: 7.6 km²AguniTonaki: 3.6 km²TonakiIrisuna-jima: 0.26 km²Irisuna-jimaUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Aguni Island7.6 km²
    Tonaki Island3.6 km²
    Irisuna-jima0.26 km²
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs