Benten-shima

Benten-shima is an island in , . Benten-shima is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Takaboko Island and Megami Bridge.

Islet
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is an islet.

Bridge
Photo: Hiroshi Nakai, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 2½ km north of Benten-shima.

Church
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is situated 3 km northwest of Benten-shima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dejima and Nagasaki.

Locality
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or Deshima, in the 17th century also called Tsukishima, was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan, that served as a trading post for the Portuguese and subsequently the Dutch. is situated 6 km northeast of Benten-shima.

Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of prefecture on the island of , . Visitors usually come to visit the Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park, the abandoned town built on a nearby island constructed for coal mining, and the reconstructed 16th-century Portuguese/Dutch trading post.

Benten-shima

Latitude
32.69898° or 32° 41′ 56″ north
Longitude
129.84578° or 129° 50′ 45″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8Q4FMRXW+H8
Geo­Names ID
1864757
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Satellite Map

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