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    Otōtojima

    弟島, Ototojima, Ototo Jima

    27°10′N 142°11′E

    Otōtojima, Otōto-jima, or Otōto Jima (弟島, meaning Younger Brother Island), is an uninhabited island in the Chichijima archipelago of Japan's Ogasawara Islands. During the Meiji and Taishō eras between 50 and 100 people lived on the island, but it was deserted in 1944. The island is off-limits for tourists.

    Otouto-Jima Island Aerial photograph.2013
    Otouto-Jima Island Aerial photograph.2013

    国土地理院 / Attribution

    Terrain

    27°10′N 142°11′E

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    Otōtojima, Otōto-jima, or Otōto Jima (弟島, meaning Younger Brother Island), is an uninhabited island in the Chichijima archipelago of Japan's Ogasawara Islands. During the Meiji and Taishō eras between 50 and 100 people lived on the island, but it was deserted in 1944. The island is off-limits for tourists.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Chichijima Islands

    Also in Bonin Islands

    Also in Ogasawara Islands

    Also in Nanpō 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

    Photographs