Mae Island
前島, Île Mae, Maeshima
26°13′N 127°27′E
Maeshima (Japanese: 前島, Hepburn: Mae-shima or Mae-jima; Okinawan: mekirama) is an uninhabited island in Okinawa's Kerama island group. It is controlled by the city of Tokashiki in Shimajiri District.
Terrain
26°13′N 127°27′E
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Maeshima (Japanese: 前島, Hepburn: Mae-shima or Mae-jima; Okinawan: mekirama) is an uninhabited island in Okinawa's Kerama island group. It is controlled by the city of Tokashiki in Shimajiri District.
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Nearest islands
- Kerama Islands8.1 km
- Tokashiki Island9.6 km
- Amuro Island14 km
- Zamami Island15 km
- Geruma Island17 km
- Fukaji Island17 km
Also in Kerama Islands

Tokashiki Island
15.3 km²▲ 226 m
Major islands

Zamami Island
6.7 km²▲ 161 m
Major islands
Aka Island
3.8 km²▲ 187 m
Minor islands
Kuba Island
1.5 km²▲ 270 m
Minor islands
Yakabi Island
1.3 km²▲ 214 m
Minor islands

Geruma Island
1.2 km²▲ 157 m
Minor islands

Fukaji Island
0.83 km²▲ 78 m
Minor islands
Amuro Island
0.71 km²▲ 98 m
Minor islands
Also in Okinawa Islands

Okinawa Island
1,207 km²▲ 503 m
Major islands
Kume Island
59.6 km²▲ 310 m
Major islands

Kerama Islands
0.49 km²▲ 106 m
Major islands

Iejima
22.8 km²▲ 172 m
Minor islands

Iheya Island
20.7 km²▲ 294 m
Minor islands

Tokashiki Island
15.3 km²▲ 226 m
Minor islands

Izena Island
14.2 km²▲ 121 m
Minor islands
Yagaji Island
7.8 km²▲ 58 m
Minor islands
Also in Ryukyu Islands

Okinawa Island
1,207 km²▲ 503 m
Major islands

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712 km²▲ 694 m
Major islands

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504 km²▲ 1,936 m
Major islands

Tanegashima
445 km²▲ 238 m
Major islands

Iriomote Island
290 km²▲ 470 m
Major islands

Tokunoshima
248 km²▲ 645 m
Major islands

Ishigaki Island
223 km²▲ 526 m
Major islands

Miyako Island
159 km²▲ 109 m
Major islands
Also in Ryukyu Arc

Okinawa Island
1,207 km²▲ 503 m
Major islands

Amami Ōshima
712 km²▲ 694 m
Major islands

Yakushima
504 km²▲ 1,936 m
Major islands

Tanegashima
445 km²▲ 238 m
Major islands

Iriomote Island
290 km²▲ 470 m
Major islands

Tokunoshima
248 km²▲ 645 m
Major islands

Ishigaki Island
223 km²▲ 526 m
Major islands

Miyako Island
159 km²▲ 109 m
Major islands
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377,974 km²
Major islands

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227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m
Major islands

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77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m
Major islands

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Minor islands

Shikoku
18,284 km²▲ 1,982 m
Minor islands

Okinawa Island
1,207 km²▲ 503 m
Minor islands

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712 km²▲ 694 m
Minor islands
Shimoshima Island
575 km²▲ 538 m
Minor islands
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774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m
Major islands
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377,974 km²
Major islands
New Zealand
268,021 km²
Major islands

Honshu
227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m
Major islands

Luzon
104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m
Major islands

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93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m
Major islands

Hokkaido
77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m
Minor islands

Sakhalin
74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m
Minor islands
Photographs
前島(沖縄県島尻郡渡嘉敷村)

前島 (沖縄県)

HK HongKong Airlines window view from 那霸機場 Naha Airport to HKIA in January 2025

HK HongKong Airlines window view from 那霸機場 Naha Airport to HKIA in January 2025

Maeshima Island, Nakajima, unnamed island, Hatejima (bottom to top), Kerama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Maeshima is. Snap55 / CC BY 3.0
- Okinawa maeshima. Paipateroma / CC BY-SA 3.0
- HK 香港航空 HongKong Airlines window view sky from 那霸機場 Naha Airport to 香港國際機場 HKIA January 2025 R12S 122. Naha Mama Pavilionz / CC0
- HK 香港航空 HongKong Airlines window view sky from 那霸機場 Naha Airport to 香港國際機場 HKIA January 2025 R12S 123. Naha Mama Pavilionz / CC0
- Maeshima Okinawa ISS045. Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." / Public domain