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    Irabu Island

    伊良部島, Île Irabu, Irabu-jima

    24°50′N 125°12′E

    Irabu Island (伊良部島, Miyako: Irav-zuma), is an island in Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is connected to Miyako Island by a 3,540-metre-long (11,610 ft) bridge Irabu Ohashi (伊良部大橋‌), which was completed in January 2015. Irabu Island is also connected via six bridges to Shimoji-shima.

    フナウサギバナタの断崖 20130207
    フナウサギバナタの断崖 20130207

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    Terrain

    24°50′N 125°12′E

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    Irabu Island (伊良部島, Miyako: Irav-zuma), is an island in Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is connected to Miyako Island by a 3,540-metre-long (11,610 ft) bridge Irabu Ohashi (伊良部大橋‌), which was completed in January 2015. Irabu Island is also connected via six bridges to Shimoji-shima. There are multiple language variants spoken on the island: Nakachi-Irabu, Kuninaka, Sawada-Nagahama, and Sarahama (which is a variant of Ikema language spoken by descendants of emigrants from Ikema Island).

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    Also in Miyako Islands

    Also in Sakishima Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Arc

    Also in Japanese archipelago

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