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.

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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==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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