Shimada-shima

Shimada-shima
	Shimada-shima (rear) from the Naruto Park on OGE-jima seen from
Waters	Seto Inland Sea
Geographical location	34 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ N , 134 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ E Coordinates: 34 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ N , 134 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ E
length	5 km
width	2 km
surface	5.73 km²
Highest elevation	164.5 m
Residents	≈ 250 (2010) ; 44 inhabitants / km²
main place	Seto-cho

Shimada-shima or Shimada-jima ( Japanese 島田島 ) is a Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea .

geography

The 5.73 km² island is located southwest of Awaji-shima separated by the Naruto Strait and northeast of Shikoku separated by the Konaruto Strait ("small Naruto Strait"). To the east is Ōge-jima and to the south is Takashima . The body of water between the three islands is called Uchi-no-umi ( ウチノ海 , "inner sea"). Off the east coast is the island of Kagami-jima ( 鏡島 ; 34 ° 13 ′ 30 ″ N , 134 ° 36 ′ 22 ″ E ). 34.225 134.60611111111

The highest point of Shimada-jima with 164.5 m is located northwest of the district Musa.

The island consists of the following upper districts ( ōaza ) of the municipality of Naruto : Setochō-Ōshimada ( 瀬戸町大島田 , "Great Shimada") in the north-west, Setochō-Muro ( 瀬戸町室 ) in the north-east, Setochō-Musa ( 瀬戸町撫佐 ) in the east, Setochō-Nakashimada ( 瀬戸町中島田 , "Middle Shimada") in the center and west, Setochō-Koshimada ( 瀬戸町小島田 , "Little Shimada") in the southwest, and the suburb ( koaza ) Awai ( 阿波井 ) from Seto-Dōnoura ( 瀬戸町堂浦 ) in the south. In these, with the exception of Awai, 248 inhabitants (2010) lived on the island.

traffic

The panoramic road Naruto Skyline, which offers a view of Uchi-no-umi, leads mostly over the eastern ridge . This comes from Ōge-jima over the Horigoe Bridge ( 堀越橋 , Horigoe-bashi ) and then leads over the New Konaruto Bridge ( 小鳴門新橋 , Konaruto-shinbashi ) to Shikoku.

Web links

Commons : Shimadajima - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b 14 国勢調査の大字別人口と世帯数 . (No longer available online.) Naruto, 2010, archived from the original on Aug. 7, 2016 ; Retrieved August 3, 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. @1@ 2
↑ ^a ^b 島面積 . (PDF; 136 kB) (No longer available online.) Kokudo Chiriin , October 1, 2015, archived from the original on June 15, 2016 ; Retrieved August 3, 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. @1@ 2
↑ 島田島 . In: ブリタニカ国際大百科事典小項目事典 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved July 19, 2015 (Japanese).
↑ Official topographic map of Kokudo Chiriin

[einwohner-1] 14 国勢調査の大字別人口と世帯数 . (No longer available online.) Naruto, 2010, archived from the original on Aug. 7, 2016 ; Retrieved August 3, 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. @1@ 2

[gsi-2] 島面積 . (PDF; 136 kB) (No longer available online.) Kokudo Chiriin , October 1, 2015, archived from the original on June 15, 2016 ; Retrieved August 3, 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. @1@ 2

[3] 島田島 . In: ブリタニカ国際大百科事典小項目事典 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved July 19, 2015 (Japanese).

[:0-4] Official topographic map of Kokudo Chiriin