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    Hahajima

    母島, Île Haha, Haha-jima

    26°40′N 142°09′E

    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.

    剣先山(東京都小笠原村 母島)より沖港を望む, Oki on Hahajima Island
    剣先山(東京都小笠原村 母島)より沖港を望む, Oki on Hahajima Island

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    26°40′N 142°09′E

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    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. It is part of Ogasawara Village in Ogasawara Subprefecture, which is approximately 1,000 km (620 mi) south of Tokyo, Japan. The highest peaks Hahajima are Chibusayama (lit. Breast Mountain), approximately 462 metres (1,516 ft), and Sakaigatake, 443 metres (1,453 ft). It is part of an archipelago that includes Chichijima approximately 50 km (31 mi) to the north and the nearby smaller islands such as Anejima and Imōtojima and Mukōjima. The group forms the Hahajima Rettō (母島列島; formerly the "Baily Group").

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    Also in Hahajima Islands

    Also in Bonin Islands

    Also in Ogasawara Islands

    Also in Nanpō Islands

    Also in Tokyo Islands

    Also in Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc

    Also in Japanese archipelago

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