Barasu Island

Ballast Island, also known as Barasu Island, is a small uninhabited coral island or cay in the chain off the coast of mainland Japan, located between the islands of Iriomote and .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: Uninhabited Japanese island in the Yaeyama chain
  • Also known as: “Ballast Island”

Barasu Island

Latitude
24.43521° or 24° 26′ 7″ north
Longitude
123.81728° or 123° 49′ 2″ east
Open location code
7QP5CRP8+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1298056294
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Wiki­data ID
Q55453476
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Satellite Map

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

From French to Japanese—“Barasu Island” goes by many names.
  • French: “Île Barasu”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Ballast (Jepang)”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Ballast”
  • Japanese: “Barasu-shima”
  • Japanese: “ばらすしま”
  • Japanese: “バラス島”

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