Etajima
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, also called , Nomijima, Nomi Island, or is an island in Hiroshima Bay located in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The mess with island name originates from the ancient (and possibly legendary) strait at now town .
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Etajima
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- 沖美 - panoramio (3).jpg
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- Japan
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- Location in Japan
- Islands.native_name
- 江田島 Etajima
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- Japanese language
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- Seto Inland Sea
- Islands.area_km2
- 91.32
- Islands.length_km
- 19.2
- Islands.width_km
- 10
- Islands.highest_mount
- mount
- Islands.elevation_m
- 542
- Islands.country
- Japan
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Prefecture
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Hiroshima Prefecture
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- city
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Etajima
- Islands.population
- 24596
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, also called , Nomijima, Nomi Island, or is an island in Hiroshima Bay located in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The mess with island name originates from the ancient (and possibly legendary) strait at now town .
==Geography== The island is roughly Y-shaped, with the former Nōmi occupying center, the Okimi - north-western branch, Etajima - north-eastern branch, and Ōgaki - the southern branch. The island's highest peak, mount high, is located on the western edge of Nōmi town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Etajima” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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