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    Kikai Island

    喜界島, Kikaidžima, Kikaijima

    28°20′N 129°59′E

    Kikaijima (Japanese: 喜界島; Amami: Kyaa; Okinawan: Cikai-zima) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.

    View from Hyakunodai Observatory, Kikai island (Kikai Town, Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
    View from Hyakunodai Observatory, Kikai island (Kikai Town, Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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    Terrain

    28°20′N 129°59′E

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    Overview

    Kikaijima (Japanese: 喜界島; Amami: Kyaa; Okinawan: Cikai-zima) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. The island, 56.93 square kilometres (21.98 sq mi) in area, has a population of approximately 7,657 people. Administratively the island forms the town of Kikai, 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

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    Also in Japanese archipelago

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