Shimoji-shima

Shimoji Island is one of the , a part of the Ryukyu Islands. The island is administered by , , . The island is connected to via Nakaji Bridge.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan
  • Also known as: “Shimochi-shima”, “Shimoji Island”, “Shimoji Jima”, “Shimojishima”, “Shimuchi”, “Shimuchi-jima”, “Shimuji-shima”, “Simozi Sima”, and “Sïmuzï”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Irabu and Shimojishima Airport.

Photo: Paipateroma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Island, is an island in , , Japan. The island is connected to Miyako Island by a 3,540-metre-long bridge Ohashi, which was completed in January 2015.

Aerodrome
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is located on the island of Shimojishima in , , . It has the longest runway of any island in Japan south of the main island of Okinawa.

Beach
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is situated 2½ km north of Shimoji-shima.

Shimoji-shima

Latitude
24.81774° or 24° 49′ 4″ north
Longitude
125.15676° or 125° 9′ 24″ east
Population
76
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
IATA airport code
SHI
Open location code
7QP7R594+3P
Geo­Names ID
1852303
Wiki­data ID
Q705012
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Shimoji-shima” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Şimoci”
  • Cebuano: “Shimoji-shima”
  • Central Okinawan: “スムズ”
  • Central Okinawan: “下地”
  • Chinese: “下地岛”
  • Chinese: “下地島”
  • Czech: “Šimodžišima”
  • Dutch: “Shimoji-shima”
  • French: “Shimoji-jima”
  • French: “Shimoji-shima”
  • German: “Shimoji-jima”
  • German: “Shimoji-shima”
  • German: “Shimojishima”
  • Japanese: “しもじしま”
  • Japanese: “下地島”
  • Korean: “시모지섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Šimodži”
  • Russian: “Симодзи”
  • Serbian: “Острво Симоџи”
  • Slovenian: “Šimodžima”
  • Spanish: “Isla Shimoji”
  • Spanish: “Shimoji”
  • Turkish: “Shimoji Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Сімодзі”

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