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    Ikema Island

    池間島, Île Ikema, Ikema-jima

    24°56′N 125°15′E

    Ikema Island (池間島, Miyako: Ikyaama), is located to the north of Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is connected to Miyako Island with a 1,425-metre-long (4,675 ft) bridge (池間大橋), which was completed in February 1992. There is a pond in the centre of the island.

    Ikemajima Island in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
    Ikemajima Island in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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    Terrain

    24°56′N 125°15′E

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    Overview

    Ikema Island (池間島, Miyako: Ikyaama), is located to the north of Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is connected to Miyako Island with a 1,425-metre-long (4,675 ft) bridge (池間大橋), which was completed in February 1992. There is a pond in the centre of the island. To the north-east is the Ikema-jima Block Beach (池間島ブロックビーチ). The variety of Miyakoan language spoken here is also called Ikema (Ikima in the vernacular). It is set apart from closely related language variants by its lexical word-tone system.

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