Kikai

Kikai Island, or Kikaijima, is a small island located in the , just to the east of . While it is a part of , due to a long and varied history of being conquered, culturally Kikai is a blend of , Amami, and Kagoshima traditions.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 146 metres (479 feet)
  • Description: one of the Satsunan Islands
  • Also known as
    “Kikai Island”
    “Kikai Shima”
    “Kikai Sima”
    “Kikaijima”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kikai.
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is a town located on Kikaijima, in , , Japan.

Kikai

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Latitude
28.3317° or 28° 19′ 54″ north
Longitude
129.9834° or 129° 59′ 0″ east
Open location code
7QWF8XJM+M8
Geo­Names ID
1859493
Wiki­data ID
Q711507

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kikai” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة كيكاي”
  • Cebuano: “Kikaiga-shima”
  • Chinese: “喜界岛”
  • Chinese: “喜界島”
  • Chinese: “奇界”
  • Dutch: “Kikai Island”
  • French: “île Kikai”
  • French: “Kikai jima”
  • French: “Kikai-jima”
  • French: “Kikai-shima”
  • French: “Kikaiga shima”
  • French: “Kikaiga-shima”
  • French: “Kikaijima”
  • French: “Kikaishima”
  • German: “Kikaijima”
  • German: “Kikaishima”
  • Italian: “Kikaijima”
  • Japanese: “きかいしま”
  • Japanese: “キカイシマ”
  • Japanese: “喜界島”
  • Korean: “기카이섬”
  • Persian: “کیکایجیما”
  • Spanish: “Isla Kikai”
  • Spanish: “Kikai”
  • Spanish: “Kikaigashima”
  • Spanish: “Kikaijima”
  • Swedish: “Kikaijima”
  • Ukrainian: “Кікаідзіма”
  • Ukrainian: “Кікай”
  • Ukrainian: “Кікайджіма”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Kikai”
  • Vietnamese: “Kikaijima”

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