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.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Shimo-goshiki-shima”, “Shimo-koshiki-shima”, “Shimokoshiki-jima”, “Shimokoshiki-shima”, “Shimokoshikijima”, and “Simo-kosiki-sima”
- Historically known as: “Shimo Koshiki Island”
Shimokoshiki Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Satsuma-sendai Shi, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Shimokoshiki Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Shimokoshiki Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shimokoshiki Jima”
- Czech: “Šimokošikidžima”
- Dutch: “Shimokoshikijima”
- Japanese: “下甑島”
- Japanese: “古志岐島”
- Japanese: “子敷島”
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