Japan
27°41′N 142°08′E
Mukojima Islands
Part of Bonin Islands
The Mukojima Islands (聟島列島 Muko-jima Rettō) – formerly known as the Parry Group – are a group of uninhabited small islands with a collective land area of 586 ha. They lie some 900–1,100 km south of Tokyo in the Bonin Islands group of the Nanpō Archipelago of Japan.
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Overview
The Mukojima Islands (聟島列島 Muko-jima Rettō) – formerly known as the Parry Group – are a group of uninhabited small islands with a collective land area of 586 ha. They lie some 900–1,100 km south of Tokyo in the Bonin Islands group of the Nanpō Archipelago of Japan. Islands in the group include Kitanojima, Mukojima, Nakōdo-jima, Yomejima, Maejima, with some other smaller islets. Mukojima, at 257 ha, is the largest in area, while Nakōdo-jima is the highest at 155 m. Their original forests have been severely reduced or damaged by browsing by feral goats, followed by erosion.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands3
- Minor islands1
- Islets69
- Rocks & skerries257
Major islands
Mukojima
- Area
- 2.5 km²
- High point
- 88 m
Muko-jima (聟島) is an uninhabited Japanese island in the Mukojima Islands (formerly known as the Parry Group), the northernmost island group of the Bonin Islands, in the village of Ogasawara, Tokyo Metropolis.
Nakōdo Island
- Area
- 1.3 km²
- High point
- 155 m
Nakōdo-jima (媒島) is an uninhabited Japanese island in the Mukojima Islands (formerly known as the Parry Group), the northernmost island group of the Bonin Islands, in the village of Ogasawara, Tokyo Metropolis.
Yomejima
- Area
- 0.61 km²
- High point
- 105 m
Minor islands
Kitanoshima
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- High point
- 40 m
Rocks & skerries
On the chart above, at its closest zooms.
Listing 4 of 330; the rest are on the chart.
Figures
Comparative heights
- Nakōdo: 155 m
- Yomejima: 105 m
- Mukojima: 88 m
- Kitanoshima: 40 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Mukojima | 2.5 km² |
| Nakōdo Island | 1.3 km² |
| Yomejima | 0.61 km² |
| Kitanoshima | 0.14 km² |
Photographs
Nakodo-jima island Aerial Photograph
Yome-jima island Aerial Photograph 日本語: 小笠原諸島聟島列島、嫁島の空中写真。Ckt-78-4_c5_2を使用。
Mukojima, one of the Bonin Islands, Ogasawara Village, Tokyo, Japan, view towards the south
Kitanoshima Island and peripheral reefs Aerial photograph.2014
nakoudo-jima island
yomejima
Mukojima Rettō, Ogasawara
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Nakodo-jima island Aerial Photograph. 国土交通省 / Attribution
- Yome-jima island Aerial Photograph. 国土交通省 / Attribution
- Mukojima, Ogasawara, Tokyo. Si-take. at Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kitanoshima Island and peripheral reefs Aerial photograph.2014. 国土地理院 / Attribution
- Nakoudo-jima island - panoramio. Kaz Ish / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yomejima - panoramio. Kaz Ish / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mukojima Retto ISS002. NASA, mosaic created by Szczureq / Public domain