Oki Islands

Island group in Shimane prefecture, Japan

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Key facts

Adjacent to: Sea of Japan
Total islands: 4 main, 16 named, 180+ total
Area: 346.1 km (133.6 sq mi)
Prefectures: Shimane
District: Oki District
Population: 24,500 (2010)
Pop density: 70.7/km (183.1/sq mi)
Ethnic groups: Japanese

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Wikidata facts

Population: 24500
Area: 346.1
Elevation: 608
Image: 海から見る知夫赤壁.jpg

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Commons category: Oki Islands
native label: 隠岐諸島

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Encyclopedic overview

The Oki Islands (隠岐諸島, Oki-shotō; or 隠岐の島 Oki-no-shima, 隠岐群島 Oki-guntō) is an archipelago in the Sea of Japan, the islands of which are administratively part of Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The islands have a total area of 346.1 square kilometres (133.6 sq mi). Only four of the around 180 islands are permanently inhabited. Much of the archipelago is within the borders of Daisen-Oki National Park. Due to their geological heritage, the Oki Islands were designated a UNESCO Global Geopark in September 2013.

Geology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oki Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.