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    Okinoerabujima

    沖永良部島, Okinoerabudžima, Okinoerabu Jima

    27°23′N 128°35′E

    Okinoerabujima (Japanese: 沖永良部島; Okinoerabu: いぃらぶ, Yirabu; archaic Northern Ryukyuan: せりよさ, Seriyosa), also known as Okinoerabu, is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.

    Yakomo beach, Okinoerabu Island, Japan.
    Yakomo beach, Okinoerabu Island, Japan.

    Snap55 at Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY 3.0

    Terrain

    27°23′N 128°35′E

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    Overview

    Okinoerabujima (Japanese: 沖永良部島; Okinoerabu: いぃらぶ, Yirabu; archaic Northern Ryukyuan: せりよさ, Seriyosa), also known as Okinoerabu, is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. The island, 93.63 km2 in area, has a population of approximately 14,000 persons. Administratively it is divided into the towns of Wadomari and China in Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō 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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