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    Gotō Islands

    五島列島

    Part of Japanese archipelago

    The Gotō Islands (五島列島, Gotō-rettō; literally: "five-island archipelago") are Japanese islands in the Sea of Japan. They are part of Nagasaki Prefecture.

    Gotō Islands

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    2719 landforms

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    The Gotō Islands (五島列島, Gotō-rettō; literally: "five-island archipelago") are Japanese islands in the Sea of Japan. They are part of Nagasaki Prefecture.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands5
    • Minor islands52
    • Islets261
    • Rocks & skerries2,401

    Major islands

    5
    • Fukue Island

      Fukue Island

      Area
      326 km²
      High point
      460 m

      Fukue Island (福江島, Fukue-jima) is the largest and southernmost of the Gotō Islands in Japan. It is part of the city of Gotō in Nagasaki Prefecture. Gotō-Fukue Airport is on this island. As of July 31, 2016, the population is 38,481.

    • Nakadōri Island

      Nakadōri Island

      Area
      168 km²
      High point
      442 m

      Nakadōri Island (中通島, Nakadōri-jima) is an island in the Gotō Islands, Japanese islands in the sea of Japan, off the western coast of Kyūshū. The islands are a part of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.

    • Hisaka Island

      Hisaka Island

      Area
      37.2 km²
      High point
      340 m

      Hisaka Island (久賀島, Hisaka-jima) is one of the Gotō Islands in Japan. The island is part of the city of Gotō in the Nagasaki Prefecture. It covers an area of 37.35 square kilometres (14.42 sq mi) and has a population of 330.

    • Wakamatsu Island

      Wakamatsu Island

      Area
      31.1 km²
      High point
      339 m

      Wakamatsu Island (若松島, Wakamatsu-jima) is one of the Gotō Islands in Japan. The island is part of the town of Shin-Kamigotō in Nagasaki Prefecture.

    • Naru Island

      Naru Island

      Area
      23.7 km²
      High point
      276 m

      Naru Island (奈留島, Naru-shima) is one of the Gotō Islands in Japan. It is part of the city of Gotō in Nagasaki Prefecture.

    Minor islands

    52

    Rocks & skerries

    2401

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 57 of 2719; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m460 mFukue442 mNakadōri340 mHisaka339 mWakamatsu326 mKabashima306 mNozaki281 mDanjo Islands276 mNaru276 mTsubura265 mShimayama258 mUku244 mHinoshima235 mArifuku225 mOshima
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Fukue: 326 km²FukueNakadōri: 168 km²NakadōriHisaka: 37.2 km²HisakaWakamatsu: 31.1 km²WakamatsuUku: 24.9 km²UkuNaru: 23.7 km²NaruOjikajima: 12.2 km²OjikajimaKabashima: 8.7 km²KabashimaNozaki: 7.1 km²NozakiShimayama: 5.5 km²ShimayamaSaganoshima: 3.2 km²SaganoshimaArifuku: 3 km²ArifukuOshima: 2.7 km²OshimaKushi: 1.9 km²KushiKashiragashima: 1.9 km²KashiragashimaMadara: 1.6 km²MadaraTsubura: 1.5 km²TsuburaŌshima: 1.4 km²ŌshimaHinoshima: 1.4 km²HinoshimaShūgen: 1.3 km²ShūgenTerashima: 1.2 km²TerashimaDanjo Islands: 1.2 km²Danjo IslandsKuroshima: 1.1 km²KuroshimaSazae: 1.1 km²SazaeTatarajima: 0.84 km²TatarajimaKazurashima: 0.74 km²KazurashimaAkashima: 0.71 km²AkashimaŌshima: 0.67 km²ŌshimaShimonakajima: 0.66 km²ShimonakajimaNōshima: 0.65 km²NōshimaMushima: 0.64 km²Mushima姫島: 0.55 km²姫島Akashima: 0.55 km²AkashimaRyōzegaura: 0.52 km²RyōzegauraMaeshima: 0.52 km²MaeshimaYaneojima: 0.51 km²YaneojimaYaburokishima: 0.45 km²YaburokishimaOreshima: 0.45 km²OreshimaBiryōjima: 0.36 km²BiryōjimaTsutara Jima: 0.3 km²Tsutara Jima
    km², log scale
    Fukue Island326 km²
    Nakadōri Island168 km²
    Hisaka Island37.2 km²
    Wakamatsu Island31.1 km²
    Uku Island24.9 km²
    Naru Island23.7 km²
    Ojikajima12.2 km²
    Kabashima8.7 km²
    Nozaki Island7.1 km²
    Shimayama Island5.5 km²
    Saganoshima3.2 km²
    Arifuku Island3 km²
    Oshima2.7 km²
    Kushi Island1.9 km²
    Kashiragashima1.9 km²
    Madara Island1.6 km²
    Tsubura Island1.5 km²
    Ōshima1.4 km²
    Hinoshima1.4 km²
    Shūgen Island1.3 km²
    Terashima1.2 km²
    Danjo Islands1.2 km²
    Kuroshima1.1 km²
    Sazae Island1.1 km²
    Tatarajima Island0.84 km²
    Kazurashima Island0.74 km²
    Akashima0.71 km²
    Ōshima0.67 km²
    Shimonakajima Island0.66 km²
    Nōshima0.65 km²
    Mushima0.64 km²
    姫島0.55 km²
    Akashima0.55 km²
    Ryōzegaura Island0.52 km²
    Maeshima0.52 km²
    Yaneojima Island0.51 km²
    Yaburokishima0.45 km²
    Oreshima Island0.45 km²
    Biryōjima0.36 km²
    Tsutara Jima0.3 km²
    Danjo Islands0.27 km²
    Kuro Island0.26 km²
    Tanokojima Island0.24 km²
    Arashima Island0.24 km²
    Ōitabe Island0.23 km²
    Nojima Island0.22 km²
    Maekojima Island0.21 km²
    Kazurajima Island0.2 km²
    Kaminakajima Island0.18 km²
    Hirashima0.17 km²
    Danjo Islands0.17 km²
    Rokuroshima Island0.16 km²
    Takenokojima Island0.15 km²
    Ūjima0.14 km²
    Ainoshima Island0.13 km²
    Danjo Islands0.12 km²
    Kashiwajima Island0.11 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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