Matsumae Ōshima
Ōshima is an uninhabited island in the Sea of Japan, 50 kilometers west of Matsumae town and therefore the westernmost point of Hokkaido. It is part of the town of Matsumae in Oshima Subprefecture in Hokkaido, Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: uninhabited island in Hokkaidō
- Also known as: “O Shima”, “Ō Shima”, “Ō Sima”, “O-jima”, “Ō-shima”, “Oshima”, “Ōshima”, “Oshima Ōshima”, and “Ōshima, Hokkaidō”
- Historically known as: “Oho-sima Island”
Matsumae Ōshima
- Categories: uninhabited island, volcanic island, and landform
- Location: Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Matsumae Ōshima from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Wu Chinese—“Matsumae Ōshima” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ō-shima”
- Chinese: “渡島大島”
- Czech: “Ošima Óšima”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اوشيما اوشيما”
- French: “Oshima ō-shima”
- French: “Oshima-Oshima”
- German: “Matsumae-Ōshima”
- German: “Oshima-Ōshima”
- German: “Ōshima”
- Indonesian: “Matsumae Oshima”
- Indonesian: “Oshima Ōshima”
- Indonesian: “Ōshima”
- Japanese: “おおしま”
- Japanese: “オオシマ”
- Japanese: “おしま”
- Japanese: “オシマ”
- Japanese: “大島”
- Japanese: “松前大島”
- Japanese: “渡島大島”
- Korean: “오시마섬”
- Polish: “Oshima”
- Polish: “Ōshima”
- Russian: “остров Осима”
- Slovak: “Ošima-Ošima”
- Spanish: “Oshima Ōshima”
- Vietnamese: “Oshima, Hokkaido”
- Vietnamese: “Oshima”
- Wu Chinese: “渡岛大岛”
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