Minami Daito, Okinawa
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| Country Region Prefecture District |
Japan Kyūshū Okinawa Prefecture Shimajiri District |
| Island groupings | Ryukyu/Nansei Islands Ryūkyū Shotō Okinawa Islands Daito Islands |
| Population | 1,329 (March 31, 2006) |
| Area | 30.57 km² |
| Telephone code | 47357-0 |
| Coordinates | |
| Flag |  |
| Official website | www.vill.minamidaito.okinawa.jp |
Minami Daito (南大東島, Minamidaitō-jima) is the largest of the Daitō Islands located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan. The municipality serving the island is the village of Minami Daito (南大東村 Minamidaitō-mura?).
The island was originally named South Borodino Island after being discovered by the Russian marine vessel Borodino in 1820.
In 1899 a pioneering team from Hachijō Island became the first human inhabitants of the island, using the land to grow sugarcane. A freight train system was established and later dismantled in favor of contemporary transportation.[1]
The island is in the subtropical zone and was formed out of coral reef. With the exception of neighboring Kita Daito, there is no inhabited land within 400km of Minami Daito.
Minami-Daito Airport serves the island.
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[edit] External links
- Minamidaito travel guide from Wikitravel
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