Shimokoshiki Island
Shimokoshiki Island is the largest island in the Koshikishima Islands. Its coasts are washed by East China Sea. The island's highest peak is Mount Otake 604 m housing a long-range radar station of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 410 metres (1,350 feet)
- Description: island in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as“Shimo-goshiki-shima”“Shimo-koshiki-shima”“Shimokoshiki-jima”“Simo-kosiki-sima”
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
31.69613° or 31° 41′ 46″ north
Longitude
129.71772° or 129° 43′ 4″ east
Open location code
8Q3FMPW9+F3
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Japanese—“Shimokoshiki Island” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ရှိမိုခိုရှိခိကျွန်း”
- Cebuano: “Shimokoshiki Jima”
- Czech: “Šimokošikidžima”
- Dutch: “Shimokoshikijima”
- Japanese: “下甑島”
- Japanese: “古志岐島”
- Japanese: “子敷島”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mt. Aoshio and Ochino-ura.
Kagoshima: Highlights
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