Awashima

Awashima is an island in northern with 365 inhabitants, the island has two main settlements: Uchiura on the east coast and Kamaya on the west coast.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Niigata, Japan
  • Also known as: “Ao Island”, “Ao Sima”, “Ao-shima”, “Awa Island”, “Awa Schima”, “Awa Sima”, “Awashima Island”, “Awashima Island, Niigata”, and “Awo Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Awashima power plant.

Photo: 皓月旗, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awashima

Latitude
38.4638° or 38° 27′ 50″ north
Longitude
139.2421° or 139° 14′ 32″ east
Population
265
Elevation
146 metres (479 feet)
Open location code
8QCXF67R+GR
Geo­Names ID
1864885
Wiki­data ID
Q49511
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Awashima” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ավասիմա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Avaşima adası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Avaşima”
  • Burmese: “အဝရှိမကျွန်း၊ နီးဂတ”
  • Cebuano: “Awa Shima”
  • Chinese: “栗島”
  • Chinese: “粟島”
  • Dutch: “Awashima”
  • French: “Awa-shima”
  • French: “Awashima”
  • German: “Awashima”
  • Italian: “isola di Awashima”
  • Italian: “Isola di Awashima”
  • Japanese: “粟島”
  • Korean: “아와시마섬”
  • Russian: “Авасима”
  • Spanish: “Isla Awashima (Niigata)”
  • Spanish: “Isla Awashima”
  • Turkish: “Awashima”
  • Ukrainian: “Авасіма”
  • Ukrainian: “Авашіма”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Uchiura and 字日ノ見山.

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