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    Sakishima Islands

    先島諸島

    Part of Ryukyu Islands

    The Sakishima Islands are an archipelago located at the southernmost end of the Japanese archipelago. They are part of the Ryukyu Islands and include the Miyako Islands and the Yaeyama Islands. The islands are administered as part of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

    Kabira Bay of Ishigaki Island in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the Japan's Places of Scenic Beauty.
    Kabira Bay of Ishigaki Island in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the Japan's Places of Scenic Beauty.

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    The Sakishima Islands are an archipelago located at the southernmost end of the Japanese archipelago. They are part of the Ryukyu Islands and include the Miyako Islands and the Yaeyama Islands. The islands are administered as part of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands42
    • Islets126
    • Rocks & skerries903

    Major islands

    3
    • Iriomote Island

      Iriomote Island

      Area
      290 km²
      High point
      470 m

      Iriomote Island (西表島, Iriomote-jima; Yaeyama: Irïmutii; Iriomote: Irimutii; Okinawan: Iriumuti) is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands of Japan, and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself.

    • Ishigaki Island

      Ishigaki Island

      Area
      223 km²
      High point
      526 m

      mä́), -ŋä́-]; Yaeyama: Ishanagï; Okinawan: Ishigachi) is a Japanese island south-west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island of the Yaeyama Island group, behind Iriomote Island. It is located approximately 411 km (255 mi) south-west of Okinawa Hontō. It is within the City of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture.

    • Miyako Island

      Miyako Island

      Area
      159 km²
      High point
      109 m

      Miyako Island (Japanese: 宮古島, Hepburn: Miyako-jima; Miyako: Myaaku (ミャーク); Okinawan: Naaku (ナーク)) is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

    Minor islands

    42

    • Irabu Island

      Area
      29.2 km²
      High point
      89 m

    • Yonaguni

      Area
      28.9 km²
      High point
      231 m

    • Tarama Island

      Area
      19.8 km²
      High point
      35 m

    • Hateruma

      Area
      12.7 km²
      High point
      59 m

    • Kuroshima

      Area
      10 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Shimoji Island

      Area
      9.6 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Kohama Island

      Area
      7.9 km²
      High point
      99 m

    • Taketomi Island

      Area
      5.4 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Uotsuri Island

      Area
      3.8 km²
      High point
      362 m

    • Kurima Island

      Area
      2.8 km²
      High point
      48 m

    • Ikema Island

      Area
      2.8 km²
      High point
      31 m

    • Minna Island

      Area
      2.2 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Uchibanari island

      Area
      2.1 km²
      High point
      192 m

    • Aragusuku Islands

      Area
      1.8 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Shimoji Island

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Kamiji Island

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Sotobanari

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      143 m

    • Hatoma

      Area
      0.97 km²
      High point
      34 m

    • Kuba Island

      Area
      0.9 km²
      High point
      177 m

    • Minamikojima

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      139 m

    • Kayama Island

      Area
      0.39 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.38 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Small Island

      Area
      0.37 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Kitakojima

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      125 m

    • Ogami Island

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      72 m

    • Nakanokamishima

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      102 m

    • Yubu Island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Chibei East Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Chibei South Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Chibei West Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Chitou Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Dajinguizi Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Dongniujiao Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Feilong Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Longzhu Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Niaocao Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Niaoluan Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Saipanari

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Wangchi Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Xiaochiwei Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Xiniujiao Islet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Rocks & skerries

    903

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 45 of 1074; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m526 mIshigaki470 mIriomote362 mUotsuri231 mYonaguni192 mUchibanari177 mKuba143 mSotobanari139 mMinamikojima125 mKitakojima109 mMiyako102 mNakanokamishima99 mKohama89 mIrabu72 mOgami
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Iriomote: 290 km²IriomoteIshigaki: 223 km²IshigakiMiyako: 159 km²MiyakoIrabu: 29.2 km²IrabuYonaguni: 28.9 km²YonaguniTarama: 19.8 km²TaramaHateruma: 12.7 km²HaterumaKuroshima: 10 km²KuroshimaShimoji: 9.6 km²ShimojiKohama: 7.9 km²KohamaTaketomi: 5.4 km²TaketomiUotsuri: 3.8 km²UotsuriKurima: 2.8 km²KurimaIkema: 2.8 km²IkemaMinna: 2.2 km²MinnaUchibanari: 2.1 km²UchibanariAragusuku Islands: 1.8 km²Aragusuku IslandsShimoji: 1.6 km²ShimojiKamiji: 1.6 km²KamijiSotobanari: 1.3 km²SotobanariHatoma: 0.97 km²HatomaKuba: 0.9 km²KubaMinamikojima: 0.4 km²MinamikojimaKayama: 0.39 km²KayamaUnnamed island: 0.38 km²Unnamed islandSmall: 0.37 km²SmallKitakojima: 0.31 km²KitakojimaOgami: 0.28 km²OgamiNakanokamishima: 0.23 km²NakanokamishimaYubu: 0.16 km²Yubu
    km², log scale. 15 without a known area.
    Iriomote Island290 km²
    Ishigaki Island223 km²
    Miyako Island159 km²
    Irabu Island29.2 km²
    Yonaguni28.9 km²
    Tarama Island19.8 km²
    Hateruma12.7 km²
    Kuroshima10 km²
    Shimoji Island9.6 km²
    Kohama Island7.9 km²
    Taketomi Island5.4 km²
    Uotsuri Island3.8 km²
    Kurima Island2.8 km²
    Ikema Island2.8 km²
    Minna Island2.2 km²
    Uchibanari island2.1 km²
    Aragusuku Islands1.8 km²
    Shimoji Island1.6 km²
    Kamiji Island1.6 km²
    Sotobanari1.3 km²
    Hatoma0.97 km²
    Kuba Island0.9 km²
    Minamikojima0.4 km²
    Kayama Island0.39 km²
    Unnamed island0.38 km²
    Small Island0.37 km²
    Kitakojima0.31 km²
    Ogami Island0.28 km²
    Nakanokamishima0.23 km²
    Yubu Island0.16 km²

    Groups within

    3

    Sources

    Facts

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

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