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    Hyoutanjima

    瓢箪島, Hyōtan-jima

    34°17′N 133°03′E

    Hyōtanjima (Japanese: 瓢箪島) is an uninhabited island in the Geiyo Islands chain in the Seto Inland Sea, in Japan. The island is split between Hiroshima Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture at a point where it is 74 metres (243 ft) wide, the country's shortest prefectural border.

    大三島・多々羅スポーツ公園付近より望む瓢箪島・高根島方面
    大三島・多々羅スポーツ公園付近より望む瓢箪島・高根島方面

    そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    34°17′N 133°03′E

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    Overview

    Hyōtanjima (Japanese: 瓢箪島) is an uninhabited island in the Geiyo Islands chain in the Seto Inland Sea, in Japan. The island is split between Hiroshima Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture at a point where it is 74 metres (243 ft) wide, the country's shortest prefectural border.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Geiyo Islands

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    Facts

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

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