Teuri Island

Teuri
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">天売島, Teuri-tō

Teuri Island, Haboro, Hokkaidō, Japan
Geography
Location East Asia
Coordinates 44°25′N 141°18′E / 44.417°N 141.300°ECoordinates: 44°25′N 141°18′E / 44.417°N 141.300°E
Archipelago Japanese archipelago
Area 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Coastline 12 km (7.5 mi)
Highest elevation 184.5 m (605.3 ft)
Highest point Southwest Teuri Island
Country
Japan
Prefectures Hokkaidō
Subprefectures Rumoi Subprefecture
District Tomamae District
Demographics
Population 366 (as of 2010)
Density 66.5 /km2 (172.2 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Ainu, Japanese

Teuri Island (天売島 Teuri-tō) is an island of the western coast of Hokkaidō, Japan in the Sea of Japan. It covers 5.5 square kilometres (2.1 sq mi). The island, along with neighboring Yagishiri Island, belongs to the town of Haboro in Tomamae District in Rumoi Subprefecture.[1] Teuri Island has seen a long-term population decline: in 1947 there were 2,051 residents, by 1972 the number had fallen to 1,030, and in 2010 the population was 366.[2]

Teuri Island is located 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of Yagashiri, and the two islands are separated by the Musashi Channel.[3] The Teuritō Lighthouse is located to the north of the island. The southwest of Teuri Island reaches an altitude of 184.5 metres (605 ft), and is noted for its continuous marine cliffs. The island became a base for the fishing of Pacific herring beginning in 1786.[4]

Teuri Island is a sanctuary for nesting seabirds, notably the common murre and the black-tailed gull, and is part of Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park.[4] There are four viewing platforms built on the island to observe various species of birds.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "天売島" [Teuri Island]. Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  2. ↑ 町勢要覧資料編（2012年版）: 人口 [Survey of the Town of Haboro: Population] (PDF) (in Japanese). Haboro, Hokkaido: Town of Haboro. 2012. Retrieved Aug 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "天売島" [Teuri Island]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "天売島" [Teuri Island]. Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Retrieved 2012-08-03.