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    Amakusa SeaJapan

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    Amakusa

    天草諸島

    Part of Japanese archipelago

    Amakusa (天草; Japanese pronunciation: [ä̀.mä́.kɯ̥̈.sä̀, -sä́]) is a series of islands off the west coast of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan.

    天門橋より望む戸馳島(左)、維和島と大矢野島(右)。手前は宇土半島と荷島
    天門橋より望む戸馳島(左)、維和島と大矢野島(右)。手前は宇土半島と荷島

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    1203 landforms

    Overview

    Amakusa (天草; Japanese pronunciation: [ä̀.mä́.kɯ̥̈.sä̀, -sä́]) is a series of islands off the west coast of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands41
    • Islets152
    • Rocks & skerries1,007

    Major islands

    3

    • Shimoshima Island

      Area
      575 km²
      High point
      538 m

      Shimoshima (Japanese: 下島, Hepburn: Shimoshima) is the largest island in the Amakusa archipelago. Its coasts are washed by Ariake Sea, Amakusa-nada sea, East China Sea and Yatsushiro Sea.

    • Kamishima

      Area
      226 km²
      High point
      682 m

      Kamishima (上島, Kamishima) (also erroneously named Ueshima Island) is the second largest island in the Amakusa archipelago of Japan. Its coasts are washed by Yatsushiro Sea and Shimabara Bay of Ariake Sea, both being the part of East China Sea.

    • Nagashima Island

      Area
      90.7 km²
      High point
      403 m

      Nagashima (長島, Nagashima) is an island in the Amakusa islands, south of Shimoshima Island. Its coasts are washed by Yatsuhiro Sea, Hachimannoseto strait and East China Sea. Nagashima Island, together with Shishi-jima, Shoura Island and Ikara islands, has been administered as part of Nagashima town since 2006.

    Minor islands

    41

    Rocks & skerries

    1007

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 44 of 1203; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m682 mKamishima538 mShimoshima442 mGoshourajima403 mNagashima393 mShishi264 mAmakusa233 mHino229 mŌyano201 mAmakusa180 mAmakusa167 mIwa158 mKusumori-jima147 m戸島133 mAmakusa
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Shimoshima: 575 km²ShimoshimaKamishima: 226 km²KamishimaNagashima: 90.7 km²NagashimaŌyano: 30.2 km²ŌyanoShishi: 17 km²ShishiGoshourajima: 12.5 km²GoshourajimaIwa: 6.5 km²IwaAmakusa: 5.6 km²AmakusaAmakusa: 4.5 km²AmakusaShoura: 3.9 km²ShouraIkara: 3.7 km²IkaraHino: 3.5 km²HinoAmakusa: 1.9 km²AmakusaAmakusa: 1.1 km²AmakusaNagaura: 0.89 km²NagauraAmakusa: 0.85 km²AmakusaYushima: 0.76 km²YushimaAmakusa: 0.7 km²AmakusaKusumori-jima: 0.59 km²Kusumori-jimaUnnamed island: 0.55 km²Unnamed islandAmakusa: 0.52 km²AmakusaAmakusa: 0.51 km²Amakusa戸島: 0.5 km²戸島Ōshima: 0.46 km²ŌshimaKugushima: 0.33 km²KugushimaMae-jima: 0.27 km²Mae-jimaHirasejima: 0.22 km²HirasejimaTakamoku Jima: 0.21 km²Takamoku JimaAmakusa: 0.2 km²AmakusaKuwashima: 0.2 km²KuwashimaHoga Shima: 0.18 km²Hoga ShimaDateku Shima: 0.17 km²Dateku ShimaAmakusa: 0.17 km²AmakusaMae Shima: 0.15 km²Mae ShimaYokoshima: 0.14 km²YokoshimaKuroshima: 0.13 km²KuroshimaNo-jima: 0.13 km²No-jimaAmakusa: 0.13 km²AmakusaUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandTsukino Shima: 0.12 km²Tsukino Shima
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Shimoshima Island575 km²
    Kamishima226 km²
    Nagashima Island90.7 km²
    Ōyano Island30.2 km²
    Shishi Island17 km²
    Goshourajima12.5 km²
    Iwa Island6.5 km²
    Amakusa5.6 km²
    Amakusa4.5 km²
    Shoura Island3.9 km²
    Ikara Island3.7 km²
    Hino Island3.5 km²
    Amakusa1.9 km²
    Amakusa1.1 km²
    Nagaura Island0.89 km²
    Amakusa0.85 km²
    Yushima0.76 km²
    Amakusa0.7 km²
    Kusumori-jima island0.59 km²
    Unnamed island0.55 km²
    Amakusa0.52 km²
    Amakusa0.51 km²
    戸島0.5 km²
    Ōshima0.46 km²
    Kugushima Island0.33 km²
    Mae-jima0.27 km²
    Hirasejima Island0.22 km²
    Takamoku Jima0.21 km²
    Amakusa0.2 km²
    Kuwashima0.2 km²
    Hoga Shima0.18 km²
    Dateku Shima0.17 km²
    Amakusa0.17 km²
    Mae Shima0.15 km²
    Yokoshima Island0.14 km²
    Kuroshima0.13 km²
    No-jima0.13 km²
    Amakusa0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Tsukino Shima0.12 km²
    Mayujima Island0.1 km²
    鬼島0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²

    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

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

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