Mageshima
Also known as Mage, Mageshima Island, Mage Island
, is an eight square kilometre Japanese island forming part of the Satsunan Islands, which are usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands. It belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture and it is administered by the city of Nishinoomote on Tanegashima.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Mageshima
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- 131027 Mage Island Nishinoomote Kagoshima pref Japan01ss.jpg
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- Mageshima
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- Location of Mageshima in the Ōsumi Islands
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- East China Sea
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- Ōsumi Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 8.2
- Islands.coastline_km
- 16.5
- Islands.highest_mount
- Takenokoshi
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- 71.7
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- Japan
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Main place names
- Rocks and reef
- Wildlife
- Climate
- History
- Kamakura period to postwar
- Uninhabited
- Land acquisition & military base
- See also
- References
- External links
, is an eight square kilometre Japanese island forming part of the Satsunan Islands, which are usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands. It belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture and it is administered by the city of Nishinoomote on Tanegashima.
==Geography== thumb|right|Mageshima seen from the east side (2010) thumb|Aerial view of Mageshima, November 26, 2009 Mageshima is located west of Tanegashima. The island is of volcanic origin, and has an area of approximately with a circumference of . The highest elevations on the island is , with a height of above sea level in the center of the island. The terrain is mostly low and flat. The island does not have rivers and its geology is not suitable for agriculture.
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