Ikemajima
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Ikema Native name: (池間島 Ikemajima?) |
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Ikemajima Block Beach |
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Geography | |
Location | Okinawa Prefecture |
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Archipelago | Ryukyu |
Major islands | Okinawa,Miyako |
Area | 2.8 Km2 |
Highest point | . (28 meters) |
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Japan | |
Demographics | |
Population | 801 (as of 2002) |
Indigenous people | Ryukyuans |
Ikemajima (池間島 Ikema-jima?) is located to the north of the Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The surface area is 2.6 Km2. The island is connected with Miyako Island with a 1592 meter bridge. There is a pond in the center of the island. To the north-east is the Ikema-jima Block Beach (池間島ブロックビーチ?).