Tokunoshima
Tokunoshima is one of the Amami Islands. Together with Amami Oshima, Iriomote and the northern part of the Okinawa Island it was listed as a natural world heritage site by UNESCO in 2021.
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- Island
- …has about 21,800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (470 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code TKN
- …was formerly known as “Crown Island”
- Description: island in Kagoshima, Japan
- Also known as“Toku-no-sima”“Tokunoshima Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amagi.
Tokunoshima
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
27.7735° or 27° 46′ 24″ north
Longitude
128.9484° or 128° 56′ 54″ east
Open location code
7QVCQWFX+99
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Tokunoshima” goes by many names.
TokunoshimaCatalan
Tokuno ShimaCebuano
徳之島Central Okinawan
德之岛Chinese
德之島Chinese
TokunošimaCzech
Toku-no-shimaDutch
TokunoshimaFinnish
טוקונושימהHebrew
TokunoshimaIndonesian
Isola di TokunoshimaItalian
徳之島Japanese
도쿠노섬Korean
도쿠노시마 섬Korean
TokunošimaLithuanian
توکونوشیماPersian
TokuPiemontese
ТокуносимаRussian
TokunoshimaSlovenian
TokunošimaSlovenian
TokunoshimaSwedish
โทกูโนชิมะThai
TokunoshimaTurkish
ТокуносімаUkrainian
TokunoshimaVietnamese
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Amami Islands: Highlights
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