Sesoko-jima

Sesoko-jima
	Sesoko-jima as seen from Motobu port
Waters	East China Sea
Archipelago	Okinawa Islands
Geographical location	26 ° 38 '32 " N , 127 ° 51' 42" E Coordinates: 26 ° 38 '32 " N , 127 ° 51' 42" E
length	2.8 km
width	1.8 km
surface	2.99 km²
Highest elevation	76 m
main place	Sesoko, Motobu

Sesoko-jima ( Japanese 瀬底島 ) is a Japanese island in the Okinawa Islands .

geography

Sesoko-ōhashi bridge

Sesoko-jima is 2.99 km² and rises up to 76 m. It is surrounded by a coral reef.

The island is located 600 m west of the Motobu Peninsula of Okinawa and is connected to it by the 762 m long Sesoko-ōhashi ( 瀬底大橋 ) bridge, which was built in February 1985. Administratively, the island belongs to the neighboring island of Minna-shima to the district Sesoko of the municipality Motobu , the remaining districts of which are located on Okinawa. There is a primary and secondary school on the island with around 50 students.

Individual evidence

↑ 指定離島・指定離島一覧 . (PDF) In: 離島関係資料 (平成 28 年 1 月) . 沖縄県企画部地域・離島課 (“Land and Islands Unit, Planning Department, Okinawa Prefecture”), January 2016, p. 1 , accessed on 2. August 2016 (Japanese).
↑ Official topographic map of Kokudo Chiriin
↑ ^a ^b 知念達子 : 学校長挨拶 . Sesoko Elementary and Middle School, 2012, archived from the original on December 28, 2012 ; Retrieved August 2, 2016 (Japanese).

[ritoshinko-1] 指定離島・指定離島一覧 . (PDF) In: 離島関係資料 (平成 28 年 1 月) . 沖縄県企画部地域・離島課 (“Land and Islands Unit, Planning Department, Okinawa Prefecture”), January 2016, p. 1 , accessed on 2. August 2016 (Japanese).

[2] Official topographic map of Kokudo Chiriin

[Grußwort_Schuldirektor-3] 知念達子 : 学校長挨拶 . Sesoko Elementary and Middle School, 2012, archived from the original on December 28, 2012 ; Retrieved August 2, 2016 (Japanese).