Kuchinoshima
| Kuchinoshima ( 口 之 島 ) | |
|---|---|
| Waters | East China Sea |
| Archipelago | Tokara Islands |
| Geographical location | 29 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ N , 129 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| length | 9 km |
| width | 5 km |
| surface | 13.33 km² |
| Highest elevation | Maedake 628.5 m TP |
| Residents | 140 (2004) 11 inhabitants / km² |
Kuchinoshima ( Japanese 口 之 島 ) is one of the Tokara Islands and belongs to the Kagoshima Prefecture . The island is 13.33 km² and has 140 inhabitants.
The island can only be reached by ship. There is a regular ferry service to the city of Kagoshima on the mainland. The travel time is around six hours. The islanders rely mainly on agriculture, fishing and seasonal tourism.
The island was once part of the Ryukyu Kingdom . During the Edo period it was part of the Satsuma fiefdom .
geography
Kuchinoshima is the northernmost inhabited island in the Tokara Archipelago and is northeast of Nakanoshima . The highest point is the Maedake ( 前 岳 ) with 628.5 meters. It is located in the eastern part of the island.
This, the Moedake ( 燃 岳 ) in the northern part of the island with a height of 425 meters and the Yokodake ( 横 岳 ) with 501 meters in the western part of the island are the three volcanoes that make up the island. The northern peninsula is formed by the 235 meter high Furii-dake ( フ リ イ 岳 ). Although no eruption has been recorded in historical times, the Moedake gives off steam and there is discoloration of the ocean in the nearby waters. 2001 showed continuous volcanic activity.
The port facility is located southwest of the Furii-dake and the village is 400 m southeast of it.
The climate is subtropical with a rainy season from May to September.
literature
- National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGIA). Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Japan En route . Prostar Publications, 2005, ISBN 1-57785-651-1
Web links
- Island website (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ tokara.jp ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) accessed on August 18, 2010
