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    Kōzu-shima

    神津島, Kozushima, Kōzushima

    34°13′N 139°09′E

    Kōzu-shima (神津島) is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. 7 mi) southwest of the Nii-jima. It is one of the Izu Seven Islands, a group of the seven northern islands of the Izu archipelago.

    Mount Nijurokuya and Urui Island seen from Mount Takatoori in Minamiizu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.
    Mount Nijurokuya and Urui Island seen from Mount Takatoori in Minamiizu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.

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    Terrain

    34°13′N 139°09′E

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    Overview

    Kōzu-shima (神津島) is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. The island is administered by Tōkyō and is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of the Miyake-jima and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southwest of the Nii-jima. It is one of the Izu Seven Islands, a group of the seven northern islands of the Izu archipelago. Kōzushima is administratively part of Kōzushima Village (founded 1923), under Ōshima Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis. As of 2017, the island's population was 1,952. Kōzushima is within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Seven Islands of Izu

    Also in Izu Islands

    Also in Tokyo Islands

    Also in Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc

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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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