Mount Gusuku
Mount Gusuku is a mountain on the island of Iejima, northwest of Okinawa Island. At 172.2 m tall, it is the highest point on Iejima. Mount Gusuku is considered a symbol of Iejima due to its distinctive conical shape.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 172 metres
- Description: mountain in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Gusuku-yama”, “Iegusu-yama”, “Iegusugu Pinnacle (WW2)”, “Iejima Tacchu”, “Iigusuku-yama”, “Iikusuku-yama”, “Ikosuko Yama”, “Mount Iegusuku”, and “Mt. Gusuku”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iejima Airport.
Iejima Airport
Aerodrome
Iejima Airport is located on the island of Iejima in Ie, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The runways were part of the Ie Shima Airfield complex built during World War II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ie.
Ie
Village
Photo: Qwrert2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ie is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village lies on the island of Iejima. As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 4,118 and the density of 180 persons per km2.
Mount Gusuku
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Ie Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.71979° or 26° 43′ 11″ northLongitude
127.80712° or 127° 48′ 26″ eastElevation
172 metres (564 feet)Open location code
7QR9PR94+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 8301496732OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Gusuku from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Mount Gusuku” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gusuku-yama”
- Chinese: “城山 (沖繩縣)”
- Chinese: “城山”
- Czech: “Hora Gusuku”
- Czech: “Hora Iegusugu (2. sv. válka)”
- Dutch: “Mount Gusuku”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت جوسوكو”
- French: “mont Gusuku”
- French: “Mont Gusuku”
- Japanese: “ぐすくやま”
- Japanese: “タッチュー”
- Japanese: “伊江城山”
- Japanese: “伊江島タッチュー”
- Japanese: “城山”
- Ladin: “Mont Gusuku”
- Portuguese: “Monte Gusuku”
- Spanish: “Monte Gusuku”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Higashieue and Nishiemae.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mid-slope on Mt. Gusuku and 公益質屋跡.
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