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    Tsuru Shima

    鶴島, Tsurushima

    34°42′N 134°19′E

    Tsuru Shima (鶴島) is part of Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is a small, uninhabited island located in the Inland Sea of Japan, hidden from the land by the much larger Kakuijima, and approximately 6 km off the border of Hyōgo and Okayama prefectures.

    34°42′N 134°19′E

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    Tsuru Shima (鶴島) is part of Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is a small, uninhabited island located in the Inland Sea of Japan, hidden from the land by the much larger Kakuijima, and approximately 6 km off the border of Hyōgo and Okayama prefectures. During the early Meiji Period the island was used as a penal colony for Christians. The name means literally "Crane (bird) Island".

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Hinase 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

    Also in Nagashima

    • Kakui Island

      10.1 km²▲ 244 m

      Minor islands

    • Kōjima

      2.1 km²▲ 147 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      1.7 km²▲ 100 m

      Minor islands

    • Soshima

      0.82 km²▲ 125 m

      Minor islands

    • Kashirajima

      0.57 km²▲ 57 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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