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    Yoroshima

    与路島, Yoro Island, Île Yoro

    28°02′N 129°09′E

    Yorojima (Japanese: 与路島; Amami: Yuru) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.

    鹿児島県・奄美諸島にある「与路島」の集落の風景。島の家々は珊瑚石を積み上げて外壁としており、景観上の特徴となっている。
    鹿児島県・奄美諸島にある「与路島」の集落の風景。島の家々は珊瑚石を積み上げて外壁としており、景観上の特徴となっている。

    Si-take. at Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Terrain

    28°02′N 129°09′E

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    Overview

    Yorojima (Japanese: 与路島; Amami: Yuru) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. The island, 9.35 km² in area, has a population of approximately 140 persons, and is administered as the town of Setouchi, Kagoshima, on neighboring Amami-Oshima. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park.

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    Also in Amami Islands

    Also in Satsunan Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Islands

    Also in Ryukyu Arc

    Also in Japanese archipelago

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