Gajajima

Gajajima, is an abandoned island in the , a sub-group of the belonging to , . The island has an area of 4.07 km in area and was inhabited to 1970.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 43 metres (141 feet)
  • Description: island in Toshima, Kagoshima, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Gaja”
    “Gaja-tō”
    “Gasha-shima”
    “Gazya Sima”
    “Gwajashima”
  • Historically known as
    “Dundas Island”
    “Fusya Shima”

Gajajima

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Latitude
29.90303° or 29° 54′ 11″ north
Longitude
129.54032° or 129° 32′ 25″ east
Open location code
7QXFWG3R+64
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Gajajima” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գաջաջիմա”
  • Cebuano: “Gaja-shima”
  • Chinese: “臥蛇島”
  • Dutch: “Gajajima”
  • Japanese: “臥蛇島”
  • Polish: “Gaja-jima”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґаджадзіма”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґаджяджіма”

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