Nii-jima

Nii-jima
Native name:
新島
Shikine-jima and Nii-jima
Geography
LocationIzu Islands
Coordinates34°22′N 139°16′E / 34.367°N 139.267°E / 34.367; 139.267
ArchipelagoIzu Islands
Area23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Length11,000 m (36000 ft)
Width3,000 m (10000 ft)
Highest elevation432 m (1417 ft)
Administration
Japan
PrefectureTokyo
SubprefectureŌshima Subprefecture
VillageNiijima
Demographics
Population2700 (September 2009)
Additional information
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Nii-jima (新島) is a volcanic Japanese island[1] administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It is one of the Izu Seven Islands, group of the seven northern islands of the Izu archipelago, and is located approximately 163 kilometres (101 mi) south of Tōkyō and 36 kilometres (22 mi) south of Shimoda Shizuoka Prefecture. The island is the larger inhabited component of the village of Niijima Village, Ōshima Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, which also contains the neighboring island of Shikine-jima and the smaller, uninhabited Jinai-tō. Nii-jima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

On the southern tip of Nii-jima, there was formerly a launch site for experimental and sounding rockets.

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Izu Shotō," Japan Encyclopedia, p. 412.