Takarajima

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Takara
Native name: (宝島 Takarajima?)
Geography
Location Kagoshima Prefecture
Coordinates 29°08′N, 129°12′E
Archipelago Tokara
Total islands 12
Major islands Nakanoshima
Area 7.14 km²
Highest point Imakira
291.9 meters
Administration
Flag of Japan Japan
Demographics
Population  116 (as of ?)
Density  ? people/km²/km²
Indigenous people Japanese


Takarajima (宝島 Takara-jima?), literally "treasure island", is one of the Tokara Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture. Population: 116. Area: 7.14 km².

It is also the name of the Japanese translation of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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