East Asia
Japan
Hokkaido

Benten-jima

Benten-jima is a small deserted island west by northwest of , Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, . It is the northernmost piece of land under Japanese control.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “Benten Island”, “Benten Shima”, “Benten Sima”, “Bentenjima”, and “Sōya-jima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hirashima Island and Cape Soya Lighthouse.

Islet
Photo: Wakimasa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet.

Lighthouse
Photo: 100yen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Post office
Photo: Rsa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Benten-jima

Latitude
45.52591° or 45° 31′ 33″ north
Longitude
141.91943° or 141° 55′ 10″ east
Open location code
8RQ3GWG9+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131178319
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2130548
Wiki­data ID
Q862944
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Satellite Map

Discover Benten-jima from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Benten-jima” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بنتن جيما (واكاناي)”
  • Arabic: “بنتن جيما”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bentencima”
  • Catalan: “Benten-jima”
  • Cebuano: “Benten Jima (pulo sa Hapon, Hokkaidō)”
  • Cebuano: “Benten Jima”
  • Cebuano: “Benten-jima”
  • Chinese: “弁天島”
  • Chinese: “辩天岛”
  • Chinese: “辯天島”
  • Dutch: “Benten-jima”
  • Japanese: “Bentenjima”
  • Japanese: “べんてんじま”
  • Japanese: “ベンテンジマ”
  • Japanese: “弁天島”
  • Korean: “벤텐섬”
  • Russian: “Бэнтэндзима”
  • Turkish: “Benten-jima”
  • Ukrainian: “Бентен-Дзіма”
  • Welsh: “Benten-jima”
  • Wu Chinese: “辩天岛（北海道）”

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