Suwanosejima
Suwanose Jima is one of the Tokara Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture. The island covers 27.66 km² in area and has a population of 84 people. Although the island has an airport, there are no regularly scheduled services, and access is normally by ferry to the city of Kagoshima on the mainland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 名古屋太郎, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: tsuda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Kagoshima, Japan
- Also known as: “Suwanose-shima” and “Suwase Sima”
- Historically known as: “Archimedes Island” and “Volcano Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toshima and Port of Kiriishi.
Toshima
Village
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Toshima is a village consisting of the islands of the Tokara Islands located in the Satsunan Islands of Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Toshima is situated 3 km south of Suwanosejima.
Port of Kiriishi
Locality
Photo: tsuda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port of Kiriishi is a locality, which is situated 3 km south of Suwanosejima.
Port of Motoura
Locality
Photo: tsuda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port of Motoura is a locality, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Suwanosejima.
Suwanosejima
- Categories: ōaza, volcanic island, and landform
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Suwanosejima” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Suwanose-jima”
- Chinese: “諏訪之瀨島”
- Czech: “Suwanose-džima”
- Dutch: “Suwanosejima”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سوانوسيچيما”
- French: “Moe-Shima”
- French: “Suwanose-jima”
- French: “Suwanose-zima”
- French: “Suwanosejima”
- French: “諏訪之瀬島”
- German: “Suwanosejima”
- Japanese: “諏訪之瀬島”
- Japanese: “諏訪瀬島”
- Korean: “스와노세섬”
- Korean: “스와노세지마 섬”
- Korean: “스와노세지마”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Suwanosejima”
- Norwegian: “Suwanosejima”
- Polish: “Suwanose-jima”
- Russian: “Суваноседзима”
- Russian: “Суваносэдзима”
- Slovak: “Suwanose-džima”
- Slovak: “Suwanosedžima”
- Spanish: “Suwanosejima”
- Swedish: “Suwanose-jima”
- Turkish: “Suwanosejima”
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