Akusekijima

is one of the Tokara Islands, a subgroup of the Satsunan Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 7.42 km² in area, has a population of 59 persons. The island can only be reached by boat, as it has no airport; there is a ferry service twice per week to the city of Kagoshima on the mainland. Travel time is about 11 hours. The islanders are dependent mainly on fishing and seasonal tourism.

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Vinony files it under Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Stratovolcanoes of Japan and Tokara Islands.

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Key facts

Islands.name: Akusekijima
Islands.image_name: Akusekijima.jpg
Islands.native_name_link: Japanese language
Islands.image_caption: View from the ferry Toshima, May 2007
Islands.location: East China Sea
Islands.archipelago: Tokara Islands
Islands.area_km2: 7.49
Islands.length_km: 3.2
Islands.width_km: 2.5
Islands.coastline_km: 12.64
Islands.highest_mount: Midake
Islands.elevation_m: 584
Islands.country: Japan
Islands.population: 59
Islands.population_as_of: 2004
Islands.density_km2: 7.87
Islands.ethnic_groups: Japanese

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: Tokara Islands
Country: Japan
Located in: Toshima
Continent: Asia
Population: 90
Area: 7.49
Elevation: 584
Time zone: Japan Standard Time
Body of water: East China Sea
Image: Akusekijima.jpg
Width: 2.5
Length: 3.2

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Commons category: Akusekijima
located in/on physical feature: Tokara Islands
postal code: 891-5204
name in kana: あくせきじま

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
History
Culture
See also
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==Geography== Akusekijima is located southwest of Nakanoshima. The island has an area of approximately with a length of about and a width of . Most of the island is surrounded by steep cliffs.

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