Skip to content
Archipelago

    Tsuken Island

    津堅島, Tsukenjima, Tsuken Jima

    26°15′N 127°57′E

    Tsuken Island (津堅島, Tsuken-jima; Okinawan: Biti) is an island in the Philippine Sea in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. 4 mi) south south-east of the Katsuren Peninsula off Okinawa Island at the entrance of Nakagusuku Bay. 73 sq mi) and has a population of 487 residents.

    Breakwaters at Tsuken Port, Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
    Breakwaters at Tsuken Port, Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

    Kugel~commonswiki / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    26°15′N 127°57′E

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Tsuken Island (津堅島, Tsuken-jima; Okinawan: Biti) is an island in the Philippine Sea in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is southernmost of the Yokatsu Islands, and is located 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) south south-east of the Katsuren Peninsula off Okinawa Island at the entrance of Nakagusuku Bay. Tsuken covers 1.88 square kilometres (0.73 sq mi) and has a population of 487 residents. The only settlement on Tsuken is located in the southwest of the island. The settlement includes the Port of Tsuken, a post office, and a medical clinic attached to the Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital in Uruma. The island is home to Tsuken Elementary School (19 students) and Tsuken Junior High School (11 students). The island has no high school; students must leave the island after junior high school to continue their education. While residents of Tsuken speak standard Japanese, usage of the Okinawan language remains strong on the island, specifically the South-Central dialect of the language.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in Yokatsu Islands

    Also in Okinawa Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Arc

    Also in Japanese archipelago

    Also in Pacific Islands

    • New Guinea

      774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m

      Major islands

    • Japan

      377,974 km²

      Major islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Honshu

      227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      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