Kamishima Island
Kamishima is the second largest island in the Amakusa archipelago of Japan. Its coasts are washed by Yatsushiro Sea and Shimabara Bay of Ariake Sea, both being the part of East China Sea.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 210 metres (700 feet)
- Description: island of the Amakusa island group, Japan
- Also known as“Amakusa Kami Shima”“Amakusa Kami-sima”“Amakusa-tō”“Kami Shima”“Kami-jima”“Kamishima Island, Amakusa”“Setono-kami-shima”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tanasoko Castle and Kyoragi Dam.
Tanasoko Castle
Castle
Tanasoko Castle was a Muromachi period Japanese castle… Tanasoko Castle is situated 4 km south of Kamishima Island.
Kyoragi Dam
Dam
Kyoragi Dam is a rockfill dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. Kyoragi Dam is situated 3½ km east of Kamishima Island.
Kamishima Island
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Latitude
32.45° or 32° 27′ north
Longitude
130.33333° or 130° 20′ east
Open location code
8Q4GF82M+28
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Russian—“Kamishima Island” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ခမိရှိမကျွန်း၊ အမခုဆ”
- Cebuano: “Amakusa-kami-jima”
- Chinese: “上島 (日本)”
- Chinese: “上島”
- Czech: “Ostrov Kamišima”
- Dutch: “Kamishima”
- French: “Île de Kamishima”
- Japanese: “かみしま”
- Japanese: “カミシマ”
- Japanese: “上島”
- Japanese: “天草上島”
- Russian: “Камисима (Амакуса)”
- Russian: “Камисима”
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