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    East China SeaJapan

    30°51′N 129°27′E

    Kusagaki islets

    草垣群島

    The Kusagaki islets are a group of small islands with a collective land area of about 50 ha. They lie in the Ōsumi group of the Satsunan Islands in the northern Nansei or Ryukyu archipelago of Japan.

    The aerial photograph of Kagoshima prefecture Kusagaki Islands floating in the East China Sea 日本語: 草垣群島、下ノ島（鹿児島県）の空中写真。Cku-78-2_c7_3を使用。
    The aerial photograph of Kagoshima prefecture Kusagaki Islands floating in the East China Sea 日本語: 草垣群島、下ノ島（鹿児島県）の空中写真。Cku-78-2_c7_3を使用。

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    Overview

    The Kusagaki islets are a group of small islands with a collective land area of about 50 ha. They lie in the Ōsumi group of the Satsunan Islands in the northern Nansei or Ryukyu archipelago of Japan. They have been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support seabird colonies, containing a minimum of 10,000 pairs of streaked shearwaters.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets19
    • Rocks & skerries56

    Major islands

    2

    Islets

    19
    • Minamikojima Island37 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island36 m · 0.04 km²
    • Nakanoshima71 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island16 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    56
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m200 m158 mShimonoshima104 mKaminoshima71 mNakanoshima37 mMinamikojima
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11Shimonoshima: 0.25 km²ShimonoshimaKaminoshima: 0.19 km²KaminoshimaMinamikojima: 0.05 km²MinamikojimaUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandNakanoshima: 0.04 km²NakanoshimaUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 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 islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Shimonoshima0.25 km²
    Kaminoshima0.19 km²
    Minamikojima Island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Nakanoshima0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs