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    Ōmishima Island

    大三島, Omishima Island, Ōmi-shima

    34°14′N 133°01′E

    Ōmishima Island (大三島, Ōmishima) is the largest island in the Geiyo Islands chain, and the westernmost island on which Japan's Nishiseto Expressway, which links Honshu and Shikoku via a number of islands, runs. It is located in the Seto Inland Sea.

    Omishima Bridge in Ehime prefecture, Japan
    Omishima Bridge in Ehime prefecture, Japan

    mukarin from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY-SA 2.0

    Terrain

    34°14′N 133°01′E

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    Overview

    Ōmishima Island (大三島, Ōmishima) is the largest island in the Geiyo Islands chain, and the westernmost island on which Japan's Nishiseto Expressway, which links Honshu and Shikoku via a number of islands, runs. It is located in the Seto Inland Sea. The island's highest peak is Washigatozan (鷲ヶ頭山) at an altitude of 437 m (1,434 ft).

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Santō Gochō

    Also in Ochi Islands

    Also in Geiyo Islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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