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    Shimono-shima

    34°12′N 129°14′E

    Shimojima (下島) is the southern end of Tsushima Island, which lies in the Korea Strait between the East China Sea to the south and the Sea of Japan to the north, and Korea to the west and mainland Japan to the east.

    Photo I took on my trip to Tsushima
    Photo I took on my trip to Tsushima

    Immanuelle / CC BY 4.0

    Terrain

    34°12′N 129°14′E

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Shimojima (下島) is the southern end of Tsushima Island, which lies in the Korea Strait between the East China Sea to the south and the Sea of Japan to the north, and Korea to the west and mainland Japan to the east.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Tsushima jima

    • Kamino-shima

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      Minor islands

    Also in Japanese archipelago

    Also in Pacific Islands

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      Major islands

    • Japan

      377,974 km²

      Major islands

    • New Zealand

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      Major islands

    • Honshu

      227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

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      Major islands

    • Mindanao

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      Major islands

    • Hokkaido

      77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m

      Minor islands

    • Sakhalin

      74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs