Chichijima

Chichijima is the largest and most populous of the Bonin Islands. Chichijima is about 240 km north of . 23.5 km2 in size, the island is home to about 2,120 people.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: main island of the Bonin/Ogasawara archipelago, administered as the seat of a subdistrict of Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: Chi Chi Jima”, “Chi Chi Shima”, “Chi Chi To”, “Chi-chi Island”, “Chi-chi Jima”, “Chi-chi Shima”, “Chi-chi To”, “Chi-chi-jima”, “Chi-chi-shima”, “Chi-chi-to”, “Chichi Island”, “Chichi Jima”, “Chichi Jima Island”, “Chichi Shima”, “Chichi To”, “Chichi-jima”, “Chichi-shima”, “Chichi-to”, “Chichijima Island”, “Chichishima”, “Gracht”, “Gracht Island”, “Graft”, “Graft Island”, “Graght”, “Graght Island”, “Main Island”, “Main Island (Bonins)”, and “Peel
  • Historically known as: Peel Island

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ogasawara Downrange Station and Ōgamiyama Shrine.

Photo: Ootahara, CC0.

Shinto shrine
is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Chichijima.

Police station
is a police station, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Chichijima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ogasawara.

Village
Village is a village in , , , that governs the Bonin Islands, , and three remote islands. is situated 3½ km northwest of Chichijima.

Chichijima

Latitude
27.06899° or 27° 4′ 8″ north
Longitude
142.21407° or 142° 12′ 51″ east
Population
2,000
Elevation
247 metres (810 feet)
Open location code
7RV43697+HJ
Geo­Names ID
2113732
Wiki­data ID
Q1072125
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Chichijima” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Chichijima
  • Arabic: تشي تشي جيما
  • Arabic: تشيتشيجيما
  • Arabic: جزيرة الأب
  • Arabic: جزيرة بيل
  • Arabic: جزيرة بييل
  • Azerbaijani: Çiçicima
  • Azerbaijani: Titicima
  • Belarusian: Востраў Ціцідзіма
  • Belarusian: Ціцідзіма
  • Cebuano: Chichi-jima
  • Chinese: 父岛
  • Chinese: 父島
  • Czech: Čičidžima
  • Dutch: Chichi-jima
  • Dutch: Gracht Eiland
  • Dutch: Gracht Eilandt
  • Dutch: Gracht Eyland
  • Dutch: Gracht Eylandt
  • Dutch: Grachts Eiland
  • Dutch: Grachts Eilandt
  • Dutch: Grachts Eyland
  • Dutch: Grachts Eylandt
  • Dutch: Graft Eiland
  • Dutch: Graft Eilandt
  • Dutch: Graft Eyland
  • Dutch: Graft Eylandt
  • Dutch: Grafts Eiland
  • Dutch: Grafts Eilandt
  • Dutch: Grafts Eyland
  • Dutch: Grafts Eylandt
  • Dutch: Graght Eiland
  • Dutch: Graght Eilandt
  • Dutch: Graght Eyland
  • Dutch: Graght Eylandt
  • Dutch: Graghts Eiland
  • Dutch: Graghts Eyland
  • Dutch: Graghts Eylandt
  • French: Chichi-jima
  • French: ChichiJima
  • French: île Chichi
  • French: île Père
  • German: Chichi Jima
  • German: Chichi-jima
  • Indonesian: Chichi-jima
  • Italian: Chichi jima
  • Italian: Chichi Jima
  • Italian: Chichi-jima
  • Italian: Peel Island
  • Japanese: ちちじま
  • Japanese: 父島
  • Korean: 지치지마
  • Korean: 지치지마섬
  • Korean: 치치지마
  • Korean: 치치지마섬
  • Lithuanian: Čičidžima
  • Persian: چیچی‌جیما
  • Polish: Chichi-jima
  • Portuguese: Chichi Jima
  • Portuguese: Chichi-jima
  • Russian: Титидзима (остров)
  • Russian: Титидзима
  • Slovak: Čičidžima
  • Slovenian: Čičidžima
  • Spanish: Chichi-jima
  • Spanish: Chichijima
  • Swedish: Chichi-jima
  • Thai: เกาะชิจิจิมะ
  • Thai: เกาะชิชิจิมะ
  • Turkish: Chichi-jima
  • Ukrainian: Тітідзіма
  • Ukrainian: Чічіджіма
  • Vietnamese: Chichi-jima

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