Kuroshima
Kuroshima, is one of the Satsunan Islands, usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 15.37 km2 in area, has a population of 199 people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Kagoshima, Japan
- Also known as: “Koro-shima”, “Kuro”, “Kuro Sima”, and “Satsuma Kuroshima”
- Historically known as: “Huro Shima Island” and “Santa Clara”
Kuroshima
- Categories: ōaza and landform
- Location: Mishima, Kagoshima district, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kuroshima” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kuro Shima”
- Chinese: “黑岛”
- Czech: “Kurošima”
- Dutch: “Kuroshima”
- French: “Kuro-shima”
- German: “Kuroshima”
- Japanese: “薩摩黒島”
- Japanese: “黒島”
- Swedish: “Kuro-shima”
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