East China SeaJapan
31°45′N 129°47′E
Koshikijima Islands
甑島列島
The Koshikishima Islands (甑島列島, Koshikishima-rettō) in the East China Sea are an island chain located 38 kilometres (21 nmi; 24 mi) west of the port city of Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima.
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Overview
The Koshikishima Islands (甑島列島, Koshikishima-rettō) in the East China Sea are an island chain located 38 kilometres (21 nmi; 24 mi) west of the port city of Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands2
- Islets41
- Rocks & skerries254
Major islands
Shimokoshikijima
- Area
- 66 km²
- High point
- 604 m
Shimokoshiki Island (下甑島, Shimokoshiki-shima) is the largest island in the Koshikishima Islands. Its coasts are washed by East China Sea. The island's highest peak is Mount Otake 604 m (1,982 ft) housing a long-range radar station of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at 31.694625°N 129.715992°E / 31.694625; 129.715992.
Kamikoshikijima
- Area
- 44.2 km²
- High point
- 423 m
Kamikoshiki Island (上甑島, Kamikoshiki-shima) is the second largest island in the Koshikijima Islands. Its coasts are washed by East China Sea. The island's highest peak is Mount Tomekiyama 423 m (1,388 ft) high.
Minor islands
Nakakoshiki Island
- Area
- 7.3 km²
- High point
- 296 m
Nakajima
- Area
- 0.34 km²
- High point
- 114 m
Rocks & skerries
On the chart above, at its closest zooms.
Listing 4 of 299; the rest are on the chart.
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Comparative heights
- Shimokoshikijima: 604 m
- Kamikoshikijima: 423 m
- Nakakoshiki: 296 m
- Nakajima: 114 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Shimokoshikijima | 66 km² |
| Kamikoshikijima | 44.2 km² |
| Nakakoshiki Island | 7.3 km² |
| Nakajima | 0.34 km² |
Groups within
Photographs
鹿児島県薩摩川内市の上甑島、長目の浜展望所から見た長目の浜
鹿児島県薩摩川内市下甑町片野浦上空の航空写真
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Kamikoshiki Island Nagame-no-hama 2013-08A. At by At / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shimokoshiki-katanoura. 国土地理院 / CC BY 4.0