Kii Ōshima
Kii Ōshima is an inhabited island lying off the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula and the southernmost point of Honshū, Japan. It has an estimated population of around 2000, and is administratively part of the town of Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Wakayama, Japan
- Also known as: “Kii Oshima”, “Kushimoto Ōshima”, “Ō Sima”, “Ō-shima”, and “Ōshima”
- Historically known as: “OO Sima”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum and Kashinosaki Lighthouse.
Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum
Museum
The Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum, aka Frigate Ertuğrul Memorial and Museum, is a monument and a museum to commemorate the sailors of the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul, which sunk in 1890 off Kushimoto, Wakayama in Japan. Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum is situated 3 km east of Kii Ōshima.
Kashinosaki Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Kashinosaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the island of Kii Ōshima, off the southwestern coast of Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region of Japan. Administratively, the island is part of the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture. Kashinosaki Lighthouse is situated 3 km east of Kii Ōshima.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kozagawa.
Kozagawa
Town
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Kozagawa is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2,537 in 1415 households and a population density of 8.6 persons per km². Kozagawa is situated 7 km north of Kii Ōshima.
Kii Ōshima
- Category: landform
- Location: Kushimoto, Higashimuro district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Kii Ōshima” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kii Ōshima”
- Chinese: “紀伊大島”
- Dutch: “Kii Ōshima”
- French: “Kii Ōshima”
- German: “Kii-Ōshima”
- Japanese: “串本大島”
- Japanese: “大島”
- Japanese: “紀伊大島”
- Persian: “کی اوشیما”
- Turkish: “Kii Ōshima”
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