Takarajima
Takarajima, literally "treasure island", is one of the Tokara Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture. The island, 7.14 km² in area, had a population of 147 persons as of 2020 census data.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Kagoshima, Japan
- Also known as: “Takara”, “Takara Jima”, “Takara Sima”, “Takara-shima”, and “Tokarajima”
- Historically known as: “Pennell Island”
Takarajima
- Categories: ōaza and landform
- Location: Toshima, Kagoshima district, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.14801° or 29° 8′ 53″ north
Longitude
129.20959° or 129° 12′ 35″ east
Population
114
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
United Nations Location Code
JP TJI
Open location code
7QXF46X5+6R
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Takarajima” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “寶島 (日本)”
- Chinese: “寶島 (鹿兒島縣)”
- Chinese: “寶島”
- Dutch: “Takarajima”
- French: “Takara-jima”
- German: “Takara-jima”
- Japanese: “たからじま”
- Japanese: “タカラジマ”
- Japanese: “宝島”
- Persian: “تاکاراجیما”
- Polish: “Takara-jima”
- Polish: “Takarajima”
- Spanish: “Takarajima”
- Swedish: “Takara-jima”
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