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Archipelago

    Japan

    34°10′N 132°49′E

    Shimo-Ōsaki Islands

    Part of Geiyo Islands

    Toyohama Bridge
    Toyohama Bridge

    Hiroshi Nakai / CC BY 2.0

    Chart

    20 landforms

    Major islands

    2
    • Ōsakishimojima

      Ōsakishimojima

      Area
      17.4 km²
      High point
      449 m

      Ōsakishimojima (大崎下島) is an island in the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea, off the southern coast of Honshu in the prefecture of Hiroshima in Japan. The island is best known for the town of Mitarai (御手洗), an important port of call for ships during the Edo era.

    • Toyoshima

      Toyoshima

      Area
      5.7 km²
      High point
      317 m

    Minor islands

    2

    Islets

    4

    Rocks & skerries

    12
    • Kamo Se<0.1 ha
    • Omoshi Iwa<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m449 mŌsakishimojima317 mToyoshima98 mOkubi94 mNakanoshima74 mHerashima14 m鍋島
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Ōsakishimojima: 17.4 km²ŌsakishimojimaToyoshima: 5.7 km²ToyoshimaOkubi: 0.75 km²OkubiNakanoshima: 0.13 km²NakanoshimaHerashima: 0.1 km²HerashimaUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed island鍋島: 0.8 ha鍋島Futamado Jima: 0.4 haFutamado JimaKamo Se: <0.1 haKamo SeOmoshi Iwa: <0.1 haOmoshi IwaUnnamed 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
    Ōsakishimojima17.4 km²
    Toyoshima5.7 km²
    Okubi Island0.75 km²
    Nakanoshima0.13 km²
    Herashima0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    鍋島0.8 ha
    Futamado Jima0.4 ha
    Kamo Se<0.1 ha
    Omoshi Iwa<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<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