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Aogashima

Island in Izu Islands, Tokyo, Japan

Also known as Aogashima Island · Blue Island

Country: Japan
Located in: Aogashima
Population: 170(2019)
Area: 5.96 km²(January 1, 2021)
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1.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO-title.htmRetrieved 2015-10-11
2.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO/backnumber/GSI-menseki20210101.pdf
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Aogashima (青ヶ島) is a volcanic island to the south of Japan in northernmost Micronesia. It is the southernmost and most isolated inhabited island of the Izu Islands. The islands border the northeast Philippine Sea and lie north of the Ogasawara Islands. The island lies approximately 358 kilometres (222 mi) south of mainland Tokyo and 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of Hachijō-jima.

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Located in/on physical feature: Aogashima
Part of: Izu Islands
Located in or next to body of water: Philippine Sea
Different from: Aogashima
Width: 2.5 km
Length: 3.5 km
Capital: Aogashima
Significant event: Return to Aogashima
Highest point: Ōtonbu
Language used: Hachijō dialects

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32.4578, 139.7592OpenStreetMap ↗

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