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    Ieshima Islands

    Ieshima (家島町, Ieshima-chō) was a town located in Shikama District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It actually is a group of 44 small islands (4 main inhabited ones and 40 smaller uninhabited ones) about 18 kilometers off the coast of Himeji and Akō.

    男鹿島（家島諸島）
    男鹿島（家島諸島）

    藤谷良秀 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    Ieshima (家島町, Ieshima-chō) was a town located in Shikama District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It actually is a group of 44 small islands (4 main inhabited ones and 40 smaller uninhabited ones) about 18 kilometers off the coast of Himeji and Akō. Ieshima is one of the big islands but the name Ieshima is also used to refer to the entire chain of Islands. On March 27, 2006, the towns Ieshima, Yumesaki (also from Shikama District), Yasutomi (Shisō District), and Kōdera (Kanzaki District) were merged into the expanded city of Himeji and are no longer independent municipalities.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands5
    • Islets13
    • Rocks & skerries30

    Major islands

    3

    Minor islands

    5

    Islets

    13
    • 桂島41 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island42 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island30 m · 0.03 km²
    • Oyake Shima38 m · 0.02 km²
    • Oko Shima29 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.01 km²
    • 小ヤケ島11 m · 0.6 ha
    • Kurofugo Jima1 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.2 ha
    • Hataka Jima0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    30
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    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m200 m187 mNishijima134 mIeshima132 mTangashima106 m高島86 mMatsushima81 mKuroshima75 mIngeshima71 mBōze41 m桂島38 mOyake Shima29 mOko Shima11 m小ヤケ島1 mKurofugo Jima
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Nishijima: 6.5 km²NishijimaIeshima: 5.4 km²IeshimaTangashima: 4.6 km²TangashimaBōze: 1.9 km²BōzeMatsushima: 0.39 km²MatsushimaIngeshima: 0.32 km²Ingeshima高島: 0.2 km²高島Kuroshima: 0.17 km²Kuroshima桂島: 0.05 km²桂島Unnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandOyake Shima: 0.02 km²Oyake ShimaOko Shima: 0.02 km²Oko ShimaUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed island小ヤケ島: 0.6 ha小ヤケ島Kurofugo Jima: 0.4 haKurofugo JimaUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandHataka Jima: 0.1 haHataka JimaUnnamed 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
    Nishijima6.5 km²
    Ieshima5.4 km²
    Tangashima4.6 km²
    Bōze Island1.9 km²
    Matsushima0.39 km²
    Ingeshima0.32 km²
    高島0.2 km²
    Kuroshima0.17 km²
    桂島0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Oyake Shima0.02 km²
    Oko Shima0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    小ヤケ島0.6 ha
    Kurofugo Jima0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Hataka Jima0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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