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    Shiwaku Islands

    白石, Shiraishi

    34°22′N 133°44′E

    The Shiwaku Islands (塩飽諸島, Shiwaku-shotō) or Shiwaku-jima (塩飽島) are an archipelago in the Seto Inland Sea, between the larger Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku.

    香川県丸亀市沖にある長島全体の空中写真。 撮影詳細 空中写真の北方向: 整理番号: CSI-80-1 撮影年度: 昭和55年度 (1980年度) 地区名:高松 撮影縮尺: 1/10000 地形図番号:NI-53-27-2 撮影コース: C21 写真番号: 5
    香川県丸亀市沖にある長島全体の空中写真。 撮影詳細 空中写真の北方向: 整理番号: CSI-80-1 撮影年度: 昭和55年度 (1980年度) 地区名:高松 撮影縮尺: 1/10000 地形図番号:NI-53-27-2 撮影コース: C21 写真番号: 5

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    34°22′N 133°44′E

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    Overview

    The Shiwaku Islands (塩飽諸島, Shiwaku-shotō) or Shiwaku-jima (塩飽島) are an archipelago in the Seto Inland Sea, between the larger Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku. The group is part of Kagawa Prefecture and consists of 28 islands of various sizes. To the northwest, in Okayama Prefecture lie the Kasaoka Islands. The name derives from shioyaku (塩焼く) or shiowaku (潮湧く) both meaning boiling seawater to get salt. However, the name may also refer to rough water created by the confluence of tides that mix around the islands.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Shiwaku Islands

    Also in Bisan Islands

    • Teshima

      14.5 km²▲ 340 m

      Major islands

    • Hiroshima

      11.8 km²▲ 312 m

      Major islands

    • Kakui Island

      10.1 km²▲ 244 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      8.9 km²▲ 227 m

      Major islands

    • Naoshima

      7.6 km²▲ 123 m

      Major islands

    • Honjima

      6.7 km²▲ 204 m

      Major islands

    • Awashima

      3.6 km²▲ 222 m

      Major islands

    • Teshima

      3.4 km²▲ 217 m

      Major islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

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