Uke Island
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is one of the Satsunan Islands of Japan, classed within the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. The island has an area of and a population of approximately 200 people. Administratively it is part of the town of Setouchi in Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park. Economically, the islanders engage in commercial fishing and seasonal tourism.
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- 13.35
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- ukejima.jp
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- Uke Island Uke-Amuro port Kagoshima,JAPAN.jpg
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- Ukejima
- native label
- 請島
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is one of the Satsunan Islands of Japan, classed within the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. The island has an area of and a population of approximately 200 people. Administratively it is part of the town of Setouchi in Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park. Economically, the islanders engage in commercial fishing and seasonal tourism.
==Geography== Ukejima is an island southeast of Kakeromajima, from which it is separated by a narrow strait. The second smallest inhabited island in the archipelago, the island has an area of . The highest point, Mount Ōyama is above sea level. The coast of the island is surrounded by a coral reef. As with nearby Yoroshima to the northwest, the island is noted for its high density of habu poisonous vipers.
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