Aogashima

Also known as Aogashima Island

is a volcanic island to the south of Japan in northernmost Micronesia. It is the southernmost and most isolated inhabited island of the Izu Islands. The islands border the northeast Philippine Sea and lie north of the Ogasawara Islands. The island lies approximately south of mainland Tokyo and south of Hachijō-jima.

Key facts

Islands.name: Aogashima
Islands.image_name: 青ヶ島.jpg
Islands.image_map: Map of Izu Islands.png
Islands.native_name: 青ヶ島
Islands.location: Pacific Ocean
Islands.archipelago: Izu Islands
Islands.area_km2: 8.75
Islands.length_km: 3.5
Islands.width_km: 2.5
Islands.coastline_km: 9
Islands.elevation_m: 423
Islands.country: Japan
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Prefecture
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Tokyo
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Subprefecture
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Hachijō Subprefecture
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2: Village
Islands.country_admin_divisions_2: Aogashima

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Wikidata facts

Population: 170
Area: 5.96
Image: Aogasima maruyama.jpg
Width: 2.5
Length: 3.5

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Geology
Important Bird Area
History
See also
References
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The island is administered as the village of Aogashima, which is subordinate to the Hachijō Subprefecture, which itself is governed by the City of Tokyo. The island has an area of , and, , its population is a mere 170 people. This means that the village of Aogashima has the smallest population of any municipality in Japan. Aogashima is also part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.