Kamome Island

Kamome Island is an island in the just off the coast of the town of Esashi, Hokkaidō, . The island serves as a breakwater for the Esashi port.
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Photo: BATACHAN, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: BATACHAN, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Hokkaido, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kamome jima”, “Kamome Jima”, “Kamome Sima”, “Kamome-shima”, “Kamomejima”, and “Kamone Jima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hokkaido Hiyama Subprefectural Bereau and Ubagami Daijingū.

Government building
Photo: Soica2001, Public domain.
Hiyama Subprefecture is a subprefecture of , located on the on the side. It includes . It was established in 1897.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Yauchi, Public domain.
is a Shinto shrine in Esashi, Hokkaidō, . Its foundation date is uncertain but its existence is documented from the Edo period. It is considered the oldest Shinto Shrine in Hokkaido.

Post office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a post office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esashi and Kaminokuni.

Town
Photo: 百合の國, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in , , . It is the capital of Hiyama Subprefecture. One of the oldest towns in Hokkaido, the name comes from the Ainu word for kombu, a type of edible kelp well known in Japan.

Town
Photo: Soica2001, Public domain.
is a town located in , , . As of September 2016, the town had an estimated population of 5,161, and a density of 9.4 per km2. The total area is 547.58 km2. is situated 7 km south of Kamome Island.

Kamome Island

Latitude
41.86815° or 41° 52′ 5″ north
Longitude
140.11335° or 140° 6′ 48″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8RH2V497+78
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4515367191
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2129693
Wiki­data ID
Q954059
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Satellite Map

Discover Kamome Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Kamome Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاموميه”
  • Asturian: “Islla Kamome”
  • Cebuano: “Kamome-jima”
  • Chinese: “鷗島”
  • German: “Kamome-jima”
  • Japanese: “かもめ島”
  • Japanese: “鴎島”
  • Japanese: “鷗島”
  • Korean: “가모메섬”
  • Portuguese: “Kamome”
  • Spanish: “Isla Kamome”
  • Tamil: “கமோமி தீவு”
  • Turkish: “Kamome Adası”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include 鴎島灯台 and かもめ島.

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