Marcus Island

Minamitorishima, sometimes known as Minami-Tori-shima or Minami-Torishima and also known as Marcus Island, is an isolated Japanese coral atoll in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code MUS
  • Description: isolated Pacific island under Japanese jurisdiction
  • Also known as
    “Minami-Tori-shima”
    “Minamitorishima Island”
    “Southern Bird Island”

Places of Interest

Discover Minami Torishima Airport.
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Aerodrome
Minami Torishima Airbase is a one runway airport serving the island of Minami Torishima, .
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Latitude
24.2892° or 24° 17′ 21″ north
Longitude
153.97883° or 153° 58′ 44″ east
UN/LOCODE
JP MUS
Open location code
7RPM7XQH+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place = island
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Marcus Island” goes by many names.
جزيرة ماركوسArabic
مينامي-توري-شيماArabic
ՄինամիտորիArmenian
Minami TorishimaAsturian
MinamitoriAzerbaijani
MinamitorishimaBasque
Атол МінаміторыBelarusian
МінаміторыBelarusian
မိနမိတိုရိရှိမBurmese
Minami TorishimaCatalan
Marcus IslandCebuano
南鳥島Chinese
南鸟岛Chinese
MarcusCzech
Minami TorishimaCzech
Minami TorišimaCzech
Ostrov MarcusCzech
Minami TorishimaDutch
Minami-Tori-ŝimaEsperanto
MinamitoriŝimoEsperanto
SudbirdinsuloEsperanto
Marcuse saarEstonian
Minami-Tori-shimaEstonian
Μινάμι-Τόρι-σίμαGreek
Isola MarcusItalian
Minami Tori ShimaItalian
マーカス島Japanese
マルカス島Japanese
みなみとりしまJapanese
南鳥島Japanese
마커스 섬Korean
미나미토리 섬Korean
미나미토리시마 섬Korean
MinamitoriLatvian
مینامی-توری-شیماPersian
MarcusPolish
Minami-tori-shimaPolish
МаркусRussian
МинамиториRussian
Минамитори-симаRussian
Остров МаркусаRussian
MarcusönSwedish
Minami-TorishimaSwedish
มินามิโทริชิมะThai
Minami TorishimaTurkish
Мінамі-торіUkrainian
Мінамі-ТорісімаUkrainian
Мінамі-ТорішімаUkrainian
Острів Мінамі-ТорішімаUkrainian
مینامی توری شیماUrdu
MinamitoriUzbek
Minami Tori-shimaVietnamese
مینامی توری شیماWestern Panjabi

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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