Native name: 御蔵島 | |
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 Mikura-shima | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Izu Islands |
| Coordinates | 33°52′16″N 139°36′18″E / 33.87111°N 139.60500°E |
| Archipelago | Izu Islands |
| Area | 20.58 km2 (7.95 sq mi) |
| Length | 5,900 m (19400 ft) |
| Width | 5,500 m (18000 ft) |
| Coastline | 16,920 m (55510 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 851 m (2792 ft) |
| Administration | |
Japan | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Subprefecture | Miyake Subprefecture |
| Village | Mikurajima |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 351 (September 2009) |
| Additional information | |
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Mikura-jima (御蔵島) is an inhabited volcanic Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean.[1] The island is administered by Tōkyō Metropolis and is located approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Tokyo and 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-southeast of Miyake-shima. It is one of the Izu Seven Islands group of the seven northern islands of the Izu archipelago. Mikurashima is administratively part of Mikurashima Village under Miyake Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis. As of 2009[update], the island's population was 351. Mikura-shima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Izu Shotō," Japan Encyclopedia, p. 412.