Gajajima
Gajajima, is an abandoned island in the Tokara Islands, a sub-group of the Satsunan Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island has an area of 4.07 km2 in area and was inhabited to 1970.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Toshima, Kagoshima, Japan
- Also known as: “Gaja”, “Gaja-tō”, “Gasha-shima”, “Gazya Sima”, and “Gwajashima”
- Historically known as: “Dundas Island” and “Fusya Shima”
Gajajima
- Categories: uninhabited island, ōaza, and landform
- Location: Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Gajajima from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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