Rebun (island)
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| Waters | Japanese sea | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 22 ′ N , 141 ° 2 ′ E | |
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| length | 29 km | |
| width | 8 kilometers | |
| surface | 81.25 km² | |
| Highest elevation |
Rebun 490 m |
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| Residents | 3142 (December 31, 2008) 39 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Rebun | |
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Rebun ( Japanese 礼 文 島 , Rebun-tō ) is a small Japanese island in the Sea of Japan off the northwest tip of Hokkaidō .
The 81.25 km² island is known for its alpine flora and the 8-hour hiking trail ( hachi-jikan haiking kurusu ), which runs from one end of the island to the other in a north-south direction. The island is part of the Rishiri Rebun Sarobetsu National Park .
Other sights
- The mountain Rebun ( Rebun-dake ), at 490 m the highest point on the island.
- Peach rocks ( momo-iwa )
- Jizo rocks
- Cat Rocks ( Neko-iwa )
- Cape Sukoton
- Cape Kaneda
- Cape Gorota
- Cape Sukai
- Todo Island
- Kushu lake
- Yamunai Valley
- Rebun forest road
- Rebun waterfalls
Communities
All communities are part of the town of Rebun in the district of the same name. From north to south these are:
- Sukoton
- Awabikoton
- Hamanaka
- Funadomari
- Horodomari
- Uedomari
- Nairo
- Kitousu
- Kafukai
- Kafuka
- Shiretoko
transport
There is a ferry connection to Rishiri Island , Wakkanai , and Otaru via Rishiri. From the airport with the IATA airport code RBJ there are flights to Wakkanai.
Web links
Commons : Rebun - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 島 面積 . (PDF; 136 kB) (No longer available online.) Kokudo Chiriin , October 1, 2015, archived from the original on June 15, 2016 ; Retrieved July 30, 2016 (Japanese). 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.
