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, also known as Okinoerabu, is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.

Key facts

Islands.name
Okinoerabujima
Islands.image_name
Amami okinoerabu.jpg
Islands.image_caption
Aerial view of the island (2013)
Islands.map_image
Satsunan-Islands-Kagoshima-Japan.png
Islands.location
East China Sea
Islands.archipelago
Amami Islands
Islands.area_km2
93.63
Islands.length_km
20
Islands.width_km
7
Islands.coastline_km
50
Islands.highest_mount
Ōyama
Islands.elevation_m
246
Islands.country
Japan
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
Prefectures
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Kagoshima Prefecture
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
District
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Ōshima District
Islands.population
13,767

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Country
Japan
Located in
Oshima District
Population
14551
Area
93.63
Elevation
240
Body of water
East China Sea
Image
Yakomo beach.jpg
Width
7
Length
20
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located in/on physical feature
Pacific Ocean
Commons category
Okinoerabujima
topic's main category
Category:Okinoerabujima
language used
Okinoerabu
native label
奄美大島
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • Fauna
  • Economy
  • Transportation
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

, also known as Okinoerabu, is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.

The island, 93.63 km2 in area, has a population of approximately 14,000 persons. Administratively it is divided into the towns of Wadomari and China in Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō National Park.

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

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