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    Gajajima

    臥蛇島, Gajashima, Gaja Shima

    29°54′N 129°32′E

    Gajajima (臥蛇島), is an abandoned island in the Tokara Islands, a sub-group of the Satsunan Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island has an area of 4.07 km2 in area and was inhabited to 1970.

    臥蛇島と小臥蛇島（十島村中之島から撮影） 撮影者：20nana75の親族（本人の了解済） 撮影日：2007年3月8日
    臥蛇島と小臥蛇島（十島村中之島から撮影） 撮影者：20nana75の親族（本人の了解済） 撮影日：2007年3月8日

    Original uploader was 20nana75 at ja.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    29°54′N 129°32′E

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    Gajajima (臥蛇島), is an abandoned island in the Tokara Islands, a sub-group of the Satsunan Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island has an area of 4.07 km2 in area and was inhabited to 1970.

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    Also in Tokara Islands

    Also in Satsunan Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Arc

    Also in Japanese archipelago

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