Takeshima
Takeshima, is one of the Ryukyu Islands, usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 4.2 km2 in area, has a population of 78 persons.Photo: ブルーノ・プラス, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Kagoshima, Japan
- Also known as: “Take”, “Take Sima”, and “Takeno-shima”
- Historically known as: “Apollo Island”
Takeshima
- Categories: ōaza and landform
- Location: Mishima, Kagoshima district, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Takeshima” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “টাকেশিমা”
- Chinese: “竹岛”
- Czech: “Takešima”
- Dutch: “Takeshima”
- French: “Take-shima”
- Italian: “Takeshima”
- Japanese: “竹島”
- Korean: “다케시마섬”
- Swedish: “Take-shima”
- Swedish: “Takeshima”
- Ukrainian: “Такешіма”
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