Kitadaito

Kitadaitō is an isolated island in the open sea about 360 km east of the , in . The outer part of the island is made of precipitous cliffs, while the inside is flat plains that lay in a basin surrounded by vegetation covered cliff side.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Okinawa, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kita Ohigashijima”, “Kita-Daitō Island”, “Kita-daitō Sima”, “Kita-daito-shima”, “Kita-Daitō-shima”, “Kita-ōagari Jima”, “Kita-ōagari-shima”, “Kitadaitō Island”, “Kitadaito Jima”, and “Kitadaitōjima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kitadaito Airport and Daitōgū.

Aerodrome
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Kitadaitō Airport is located on the island of Kitadaitōjima in the village of , Shimajiri District, , . The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine.

Mine
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The is a former phosphate mine located on the island of Kitadaitōjima, in the Philippine Sea southeast of Okinawa, . It is administratively within the borders of the village of , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kitadaitō Village.

Village
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Kitadaitō is a village consisting of the islands of Kitadaitōjima and of , , Japan. As of October 2016, the village has an estimated population of 615 and a density of 47 persons per km2.

Kitadaito

Latitude
25.9467° or 25° 56′ 48″ north
Longitude
131.3051° or 131° 18′ 18″ east
Population
665
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
7QQHW8W4+M2
Geo­Names ID
1859362
Wiki­data ID
Q1111504
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Satellite Map

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

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Kitadaito” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Kitadayto”
  • Catalan: “illa Kitadaitō”
  • Catalan: “Kita-daitō”
  • Cebuano: “Kitadaitō Jima”
  • Central Okinawan: “北大東島”
  • Chinese: “北大東島”
  • Czech: “Kita-daitó”
  • Czech: “Kitadaitó”
  • Czech: “Severní Borodino”
  • Dutch: “Kitadaitō”
  • Finnish: “Kitadaitō”
  • French: “Kitadaitō-jima”
  • French: “Kitadaitō”
  • German: “Kita-daitō”
  • Italian: “Kitadaitō”
  • Japanese: “きただいとうじま”
  • Japanese: “北大東島”
  • Korean: “기타다이토섬”
  • Portuguese: “Kitadaitojima”
  • Russian: “Китадайто”
  • Russian: “Северный Бородино”
  • Slovenian: “Kitadaitodžima”
  • Slovenian: “otok Kitadaito”
  • Spanish: “Kita Daitō”
  • Spanish: “Kitadaitō”
  • Swedish: “Kita-daito”
  • Turkish: “Kitadaitō”
  • Turkish: “Kitadaitōjima”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіта-Дайтоджіма”
  • Ukrainian: “Кітадайто”
  • Uzbek: “Kitadaitōjima”
  • Vietnamese: “Kitadaitō”

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