Native name: 式根島 | |
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 Shikine-jima from the air, 2023 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Izu Islands |
| Coordinates | 34°19′34″N 139°12′36″E / 34.32611°N 139.21000°E |
| Archipelago | Izu Islands |
| Area | 3,900,000 m2 (42,000,000 sq ft) |
| Highest elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Administration | |
Japan | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Subprefecture | Ōshima Subprefecture |
| Village | Niijima |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 600 (September 2009) |
Shikine-jima (式根島) is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea.[1] The island is administered by Tōkyō and located approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of Tōkyō and 36 kilometres (22 mi) south of Shimoda Shizuoka Prefecture. It is one of the Izu Seven Islands, group of the seven northern islands of the Izu archipelago. The island is the smaller inhabited component of the village of Niijima, which also contains the larger, neighboring island of Niijima and the smaller, uninhabited Jinai-tō. It is part of the Ōshima Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis. As of 2009[update], the island's population was 600. Shikinejima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Izu Shotō," Japan Encyclopedia, p. 412.