Ikemajima

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Ikema
Native name: (池間島 Ikemajima?)
Ikemajima Block Beach
Ikemajima Block Beach
Geography
Location Okinawa Prefecture
Coordinates 24°55′N, 125°15′E
Archipelago Ryukyu
Major islands Okinawa,Miyako
Area 2.8 km²
Highest point Unknown
28 meters
Administration
Flag of Japan 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?).