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    Kakeromajima

    加計呂麻島, Kakeroma Island, Île Kakeroma

    28°08′N 129°14′E

    Kakeromajima (Japanese: 加計呂麻島; also Kakeroma-tō; Amami: Xakeroma) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.

    View of Koniya from Kochi-yama(Mt.Kochi-yama) observation deck in Setouchi-cho, Ohshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan. View with Ohshima-kaikyo(Ohshima Straits) and part of Kakeroma-jima(Island of Kakeroma), too.
    View of Koniya from Kochi-yama(Mt.Kochi-yama) observation deck in Setouchi-cho, Ohshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan. View with Ohshima-kaikyo(Ohshima Straits) and part of Kakeroma-jima(Island of Kakeroma), too.

    岩元剛 Tsuyoshi Iwamoto / CC BY 3.0

    Terrain

    28°08′N 129°14′E

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    Overview

    Kakeromajima (Japanese: 加計呂麻島; also Kakeroma-tō; Amami: Xakeroma) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. The island, 77.39 km2 (29.88 sq mi) in area, has a population of approximately 1,600 persons. Administratively it is part of the town of Setouchi in Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park.

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    Also in Amami Islands

    Also in Satsunan Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Arc

    Also in Japanese archipelago

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