Yakushima

Yakushima is an island off the south east coast of next to and north of in . Officially a part of Prefecture, it is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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  • Island
  • …has about 13,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,940 metres (6,350 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code KUM
  • Description: island in Kagoshima, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Yaku Iisland”
    “Yaku Island”
    “Yaku Sima”
    “Yaku-jima”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Miyanoura and Mt. Kurio.
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Peak
is a mountain in central Yakushima in .
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Peak
is a peak.
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Peak
is a mountain on the island of Yakushima in , Japan.

Yakushima

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Latitude
30.3333° or 30° 20′ north
Longitude
130.5° or 130° 30′ east
Geo­Names ID
1848730
Wiki­data ID
Q242176

Satellite Map

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

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Yakushima” goes by many names.
ياكوشيماArabic
ՅակուշիմաArmenian
YakuşimaAzerbaijani
YakushimaBasque
ЯкуBelarusian
YakushimaCatalan
Yaku-shimaCebuano
屋久岛Chinese
屋久島Chinese
YakushimaCroatian
JakušimaCzech
YakushimaDutch
JakuŝimaEsperanto
YakuEstonian
Yaku saarEstonian
Yaku-shimaEstonian
YakushimaFinnish
île YakuFrench
Yaku-shimaFrench
YakushimaGalician
იაკუშიმაGeorgian
YakushimaGerman
ΓιάκουGreek
Γιάκου-ΣίμαGreek
Νήσος ΓιάκουGreek
יקושימהHebrew
JakusimaHungarian
YakushimaIndonesian
Yaku-shimaItalian
屋久島Japanese
屋久島スギ原始林Japanese
屋久島杉原始林Japanese
YakushimaJavanese
야쿠섬Korean
야쿠시마Korean
JakušimaLithuanian
ЈакушимаMacedonian
याकुशिमाMaithili
യാകുഷിമMalayalam
YakushimaMaltese
იაკუშიმაMingrelian
याकुशिमाNepali
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YakushimaNorwegian Bokmål
ਯਾਕੁਸ਼ਿਮਾPanjabi
یاکوشیماPersian
Yaku-shimaPolish
YakushimaPortuguese
YakushimaRomanian
ЯкуRussian
ЯкусимаRussian
ЯкушимаRussian
YakushimaScots
YakushimaShona
JakušimaSlovak
JakušimaSlovenian
Yaku-shimaSpanish
YakushimaSwedish
เกาะยากุThai
ยากูชิมะThai
YakushimaTurkish
YakuşimaTurkish
Острів ЯкуUkrainian
Острів ЯкусімаUkrainian
ЯкусімаUkrainian
ЯкушімаUkrainian
YakushimaVietnamese
YakushimaWelsh
屋久岛Wu Chinese
屋久島Yue Chinese

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Localities in the Area

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