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    Pacific OceanJapan

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    Tokyo Islands

    Part of Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc

    The Islands of Tokyo (東京諸島, Tokyo-shotō), also known as the Insular Area of Tokyo Metropolis (東京都島嶼部, Tōkyō-to-tōshobu) or Izu-Ogasawara islands (伊豆・小笠原諸島, Izu-Ogasawara-shotō), consist of the Izu and Ogasawara (also known as Bonin) island chains to the south of the Izu Peninsula.

    利島 全景
    利島 全景

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    3220 landforms

    Overview

    The Islands of Tokyo (東京諸島, Tokyo-shotō), also known as the Insular Area of Tokyo Metropolis (東京都島嶼部, Tōkyō-to-tōshobu) or Izu-Ogasawara islands (伊豆・小笠原諸島, Izu-Ogasawara-shotō), consist of the Izu and Ogasawara (also known as Bonin) island chains to the south of the Izu Peninsula.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands9
    • Minor islands29
    • Islets366
    • Rocks & skerries2,816

    Major islands

    9
    • Izu Ōshima

      Izu Ōshima

      Area
      90.8 km²
      High point
      758 m

      Izu Ōshima (伊豆大島, Izu-ōshima) is an inhabited volcanic island in the Izu archipelago and borders Sagami Bay and the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Honshu, Japan, 22 km (14 mi) east of the Izu Peninsula and 36 km (22 mi) southwest of Bōsō Peninsula.

    • Hachijō-jima

      Hachijō-jima

      Area
      69.4 km²
      High point
      854 m

      Hachijō-jima (Japanese: 八丈島) is a volcanic island of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. It is about 287 km (178 mi) south of the special wards of Tokyo. It is part of the Izu archipelago and within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Its only municipality is Hachijō.

    • Miyakejima

      Miyakejima

      Area
      55.4 km²
      High point
      775 m

      Miyake-jima (三宅島; "Miyake Island") is a volcanic island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea approximately 180 kilometers (110 mi) southeast of Tokyo, Japan. As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Miyake-jima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

    • Iwo Jima

      Iwo Jima

      Area
      30 km²
      High point
      170 m

      mä́], lit. tó̞ó̞]), is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the Ogasawara Archipelago. Together with the Izu Islands, they make up Japan's Nanpō Islands.

    • Chichijima

      Chichijima

      Area
      23.8 km²
      High point
      320 m

      Chichijima (Japanese: 父島) is the largest and most populous of the Bonin Islands. Chichijima is about 240 km (150 mi) north of Iwo Jima. 1 sq mi) in size, the island is home to about 2,120 people (2021).

    • Nii-jima

      Nii-jima

      Area
      23.2 km²
      High point
      432 m

      Nii-jima (新島) is a volcanic Japanese island administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

    • Mikura-jima

      Mikura-jima

      Area
      20.5 km²
      High point
      851 m

      Mikura-jima (御蔵島) is an inhabited volcanic Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is administered by Tōkyō Metropolis and is located approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Tokyo and 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-southeast of Miyakejima.

    • Hahajima

      Hahajima

      Area
      20.2 km²
      High point
      462 m

      Hahajima, Haha Jima, or Haha-jima (母島; meaning Mother Island) is the second-largest island within the Bonin or Ogasawara Islands south southeast of the Japanese Home Islands. The steeply-sloped island, which is about 21 km2 (8 sq mi) in area, has a population of 440.

    • Kōzu-shima

      Kōzu-shima

      Area
      18.5 km²
      High point
      572 m

      Kōzu-shima (神津島) is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. 7 mi) southwest of the Nii-jima. It is one of the Izu Seven Islands, a group of the seven northern islands of the Izu archipelago.

    Minor islands

    29

    Rocks & skerries

    2816

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 38 of 3220; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m916 mSouth Iwo Jima854 mHachijō-jima851 mMikura-jima792 mNorth Iwo Jima775 mMiyakejima758 mIzu Ōshima617 mHachijō-kojima572 mKōzu-shima508 mToshima462 mHahajima432 mNii-jima423 mAogashima394 mTori-shima320 mChichijima
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.1110100Izu Ōshima: 90.8 km²Izu ŌshimaHachijō-jima: 69.4 km²Hachijō-jimaMiyakejima: 55.4 km²MiyakejimaIwo Jima: 30 km²Iwo JimaChichijima: 23.8 km²ChichijimaNii-jima: 23.2 km²Nii-jimaMikura-jima: 20.5 km²Mikura-jimaHahajima: 20.2 km²HahajimaKōzu-shima: 18.5 km²Kōzu-shimaAnijima: 7.9 km²AnijimaAogashima: 6 km²AogashimaNorth Iwo Jima: 5.6 km²North Iwo JimaOtōtojima: 5.2 km²OtōtojimaTori-shima: 4.8 km²Tori-shimaToshima: 4.1 km²ToshimaNishinoshima: 3.8 km²NishinoshimaShikine-jima: 3.7 km²Shikine-jimaSouth Iwo Jima: 3.5 km²South Iwo JimaHachijō-kojima: 3.1 km²Hachijō-kojimaMukojima: 2.5 km²MukojimaMinamitorishima: 1.5 km²MinamitorishimaAnejima: 1.4 km²AnejimaMukōjima: 1.4 km²MukōjimaNakōdo: 1.3 km²NakōdoImōtojima: 1.2 km²ImōtojimaMeijima: 0.87 km²MeijimaYomejima: 0.61 km²YomejimaNishijima: 0.49 km²NishijimaHirajima: 0.48 km²HirajimaUdone-shima: 0.41 km²Udone-shimaMinamijima: 0.29 km²MinamijimaHigashijima: 0.25 km²HigashijimaJinai-tō: 0.19 km²Jinai-tōKangoku Rock: 0.18 km²Kangoku RockKitanoshima: 0.14 km²KitanoshimaMagojima: 0.12 km²MagojimaHanshima: 0.11 km²Hanshima
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Izu Ōshima90.8 km²
    Hachijō-jima69.4 km²
    Miyakejima55.4 km²
    Iwo Jima30 km²
    Chichijima23.8 km²
    Nii-jima23.2 km²
    Mikura-jima20.5 km²
    Hahajima20.2 km²
    Kōzu-shima18.5 km²
    Anijima7.9 km²
    Aogashima6 km²
    North Iwo Jima5.6 km²
    Otōtojima5.2 km²
    Tori-shima4.8 km²
    Toshima4.1 km²
    Nishinoshima3.8 km²
    Shikine-jima3.7 km²
    South Iwo Jima3.5 km²
    Hachijō-kojima3.1 km²
    Mukojima2.5 km²
    Minamitorishima1.5 km²
    Anejima1.4 km²
    Mukōjima1.4 km²
    Nakōdo Island1.3 km²
    Imōtojima1.2 km²
    Meijima0.87 km²
    Yomejima0.61 km²
    Nishijima0.49 km²
    Hirajima0.48 km²
    Udone-shima0.41 km²
    Minamijima0.29 km²
    Higashijima0.25 km²
    Jinai-tō0.19 km²
    Kangoku Rock0.18 km²
    Kitanoshima0.14 km²
    Magojima0.12 km²
    Hanshima0.11 km²

    Groups within

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    Sources

    Facts

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

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