Skip to content
Archipelago

    Japan

    29°00′N 130°00′E

    Satsunan Islands

    Part of Ryukyu Islands

    The Satsunan Islands (薩南諸島, Satsunan-shotō) is a geopolitical name for a group of islands that forms the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands. The whole island group belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and has a total population of about 150,000 people.

    A waterfall and red bridge at Yakushima Botanical Research Park.
    A waterfall and red bridge at Yakushima Botanical Research Park.

    lumoplank / CC0

    Chart

    3076 landforms

    Overview

    The Satsunan Islands (薩南諸島, Satsunan-shotō) is a geopolitical name for a group of islands that forms the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands. The whole island group belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and has a total population of about 150,000 people.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands30
    • Islets359
    • Rocks & skerries2,683

    Major islands

    4
    • Amami Ōshima

      Amami Ōshima

      Area
      712 km²
      High point
      694 m

      Amami Ōshima (奄美大島; Japanese pronunciation: [ä̀.mä́.mʲí ó̞ò̞.ɕì.mä̀] Okinawan: Uushima; Amami Ōshima: Ushima), also known as Amami ([ä́.mä̀.mʲì]), is the largest island in the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. It is one of the Satsunan Islands, all of which belong to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

    • Yakushima

      Yakushima

      Area
      504 km²
      High point
      1,936 m

      Yakushima (屋久島) is one of the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 504.88 km2 (194.94 sq mi) in area, has a population of 11,858. It is accessible by hydrofoil ferry, car ferry, or by air to Yakushima Airport.

    • Tanegashima

      Tanegashima

      Area
      445 km²
      High point
      238 m

      ŋä̀-]) is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. 81 sq mi) in area, is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands, and has a population of 33,000 people. Access to the island is by ferry, or by air to New Tanegashima Airport.

    • Tokunoshima

      Tokunoshima

      Area
      248 km²
      High point
      645 m

      Tokunoshima (Japanese: 徳之島; Tokunoshima: Tukunushima), or Tokuno Island, is an island in the Amami archipelago of the southern Satsunan Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

    Minor islands

    30

    Rocks & skerries

    2683

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 34 of 3076; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m1,936 mYakushima979 mNakanoshima796 mSuwanosejima704 mIōjima694 mAmami Ōshima649 mKuchinoerabu645 mTokunoshima628 mKuchinoshima620 mKuroshima584 mAkusekijima497 mGajajima495 mYokoate-jima398 mUke326 mKakeromajima
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Amami Ōshima: 712 km²Amami ŌshimaYakushima: 504 km²YakushimaTanegashima: 445 km²TanegashimaTokunoshima: 248 km²TokunoshimaOkinoerabujima: 93.5 km²OkinoerabujimaKakeromajima: 77.2 km²KakeromajimaKikai: 56.9 km²KikaiKuchinoerabu: 35.8 km²KuchinoerabuNakanoshima: 34.4 km²NakanoshimaSuwanosejima: 27.6 km²SuwanosejimaYoronjima: 20.6 km²YoronjimaKuroshima: 15.4 km²KuroshimaUke: 13.3 km²UkeKuchinoshima: 13.3 km²KuchinoshimaIōjima: 11.6 km²IōjimaYoroshima: 9.4 km²YoroshimaMageshima: 8.2 km²MageshimaAkusekijima: 7.5 km²AkusekijimaTakarajima: 7.1 km²TakarajimaEdateku: 5.8 km²EdatekuTakeshima: 4.2 km²TakeshimaGajajima: 4 km²GajajimaYokoate-jima: 2.7 km²Yokoate-jimaTairajima: 2.1 km²TairajimaKodakara: 0.97 km²KodakaraSukomobanare: 0.93 km²SukomobanareKaminonejima: 0.45 km²KaminonejimaKogajajima: 0.37 km²KogajajimaKiyama: 0.36 km²KiyamaEniyabanare: 0.35 km²EniyabanareKojima: 0.3 km²KojimaYubanare: 0.17 km²YubanareHamiyajima: 0.13 km²Hamiyajima
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Amami Ōshima712 km²
    Yakushima504 km²
    Tanegashima445 km²
    Tokunoshima248 km²
    Okinoerabujima93.5 km²
    Kakeromajima77.2 km²
    Kikai Island56.9 km²
    Kuchinoerabu Island35.8 km²
    Nakanoshima34.4 km²
    Suwanosejima27.6 km²
    Yoronjima20.6 km²
    Kuroshima15.4 km²
    Uke Island13.3 km²
    Kuchinoshima13.3 km²
    Iōjima11.6 km²
    Yoroshima9.4 km²
    Mageshima8.2 km²
    Akusekijima7.5 km²
    Takarajima7.1 km²
    Edateku Island5.8 km²
    Takeshima4.2 km²
    Gajajima4 km²
    Yokoate-jima2.7 km²
    Tairajima2.1 km²
    Kodakara Island0.97 km²
    Sukomobanare Island0.93 km²
    Kaminonejima0.45 km²
    Kogajajima0.37 km²
    Kiyama Island0.36 km²
    Eniyabanare Island0.35 km²
    Kojima0.3 km²
    Yubanare Island0.17 km²
    Hamiyajima Island0.13 km²

    Groups within

    4

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs