Kōgai Island

Kōgai Island is an islet in , . Kōgai Island is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Japan
  • Also known as: “Kanzashi-jima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rikuzen-Hamada Station and Matsushima-Kaigan Station.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the town of Rifu, , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the town of , , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. is situated 2½ km north of Kōgai Island.

Railway station
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is a railway station on the Senseki Line in the city of Shiogama, , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. is situated 3 km southwest of Kōgai Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shiogama Fishing Port and Matsushima.

Locality
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is a locality.

Quarter
Photo: クリオネサラダ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter, which is situated 3 km north of Kōgai Island.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a small town in , northeastern . The town faces Bay, famous for some 260 tiny islands covered in pines — hence the name — and ranked as one of Japan's Three Great Views.

Kōgai Island

Latitude
38.34483° or 38° 20′ 41″ north
Longitude
141.05487° or 141° 3′ 18″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8RC383V3+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131254158
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
8183511
Wiki­data ID
Q49648830
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Kōgai Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kougai Jima”
  • French: “île Kōgai”
  • French: “Île Kōgai”
  • Japanese: “Kōgai-jima”
  • Japanese: “かんざしじま”
  • Japanese: “こうがいじま”
  • Japanese: “コウガイジマ”
  • Japanese: “笄島”

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