Yoroshima

Yorojima
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">与路島, Yorojima, Yoroshima

Yorojima street
Geography
Location East China Sea
Coordinates 27°22′08″N 128°34′00″E / 27.36889°N 128.56667°ECoordinates: 27°22′08″N 128°34′00″E / 27.36889°N 128.56667°E
Archipelago Amami Islands
Area 9.35 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Coastline 25 km (15.5 mi)
Highest elevation 297 m (974 ft)
Highest point Okachiyama
Country
Japan
Prefectures Kagoshima Prefecture
District Ōshima District
Town Setouchi
Demographics
Population 140 (as of 2013)
Ethnic groups Japanese
Yoroshima from the air

Yorojima (与路島) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.[1]|

The island, 9.35  km² in area, has a population of approximately 140 persons, and is administered as the town of Setouchi, Kagoshima, on neighboring Amami-Oshima. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park.

Geography

Yorojima is the smallest inhabited island in the Amami archipelago, and is located offshore to the south of Amami-Ōshima, from which it can be reached by ferry in 80 minutes. The island is an elevated coralline island with its highest point, Okachiyama, at 297 metres (974 ft) above sea level. The island is noted for a high population density of habu poisonous vipers.

Climate

Yorojima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is somewhat lower in winter. The island is subject to frequent typhoons.

History

After the Meiji Restoration the island was incorporated into Ōsumi Province and later became part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Following World War II, although with the other Amami Islands, it was occupied by the United States until 1953, at which time it reverted to the control of Japan.

References

  1. ↑ Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan, Teikoku-Shoin Co., Ltd., Tokyo, ISBN 4-8071-0004-1

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