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(also called in Nihon Shoki) is an island on the south-west tip of Honshu, Japan.

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Vinony files it under Islands of the East China Sea, Islands of Yamaguchi Prefecture and Kanmon Straits.

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Official name
彦島
Population
24500
Area
10.58
Elevation
113
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Ebisu shrine in Hikoshima.jpg
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(also called in Nihon Shoki) is an island on the south-west tip of Honshu, Japan.

==Geography== The island is irregularly shaped and hilly. The strait, as narrow as , separates the island from the main island of Honshu. The parts of sprawling city of Shimonoseki occupy most of the island, making it the most populous minor island in Yamaguchi Prefecture, albeit only sixth in size by area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hikoshima” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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