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Archipelago

    Japan

    34°12′N 133°03′E

    Santō Gochō

    Part of Ochi Islands

    Hakata-Oshima Suspension Bridge taken from Oshima
    Hakata-Oshima Suspension Bridge taken from Oshima

    Vickerman625 / Public domain

    Chart

    14 landforms

    Major islands

    3
    • Ōmishima Island

      Ōmishima Island

      Area
      64.5 km²
      High point
      436 m

      Ōmishima Island (大三島, Ōmishima) is the largest island in the Geiyo Islands chain, and the westernmost island on which Japan's Nishiseto Expressway, which links Honshu and Shikoku via a number of islands, runs. It is located in the Seto Inland Sea.

    • Ōshima

      Ōshima

      Area
      41.9 km²
      High point
      307 m

      Ōshima (大島) is an inhabited island in the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, lying between the larger islands of Honshū and Shikoku.

    • Hakatajima

      Hakatajima

      Area
      20.4 km²
      High point
      301 m

      Hakata Island (伯方島, Hakatajima) is an island in the Inland Sea of Japan. Administratively, it is part of the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. Originally, there was a town of the same name on this island, but it was merged into Imabari in 2005.

    Islets

    5

    Rocks & skerries

    6
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • 小丸子島<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Mitsuko Jima<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m436 mŌmishima307 mŌshima301 mHakatajima43 mMichikajima15 mNoshima1 m鯛崎島
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Ōmishima: 64.5 km²ŌmishimaŌshima: 41.9 km²ŌshimaHakatajima: 20.4 km²HakatajimaMichikajima: 0.08 km²MichikajimaNoshima: 0.02 km²Noshima鯛崎島: 0.3 ha鯛崎島鶏小島: 0.1 ha鶏小島Unnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island小丸子島: <0.1 ha小丸子島Unnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandMitsuko Jima: <0.1 haMitsuko JimaUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Ōmishima Island64.5 km²
    Ōshima41.9 km²
    Hakatajima20.4 km²
    Michikajima Island0.08 km²
    Noshima0.02 km²
    鯛崎島0.3 ha
    鶏小島0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    小丸子島<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Mitsuko Jima<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs