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Topographic map of Okinawa Island. Okinawa is the fifth largest island of Japan. The island has an area of 1,206.99 square kilometers (466.02 sq mi). The coastline is 476 kilometers (296 mi) long. [36] The straight-line distance is about 106.6 kilometers (66.2 mi) from north to south. [37] Okinawa is in the northeastern end of Okinawa Prefecture.
The Okinawa Islands (沖縄諸島, Okinawa Shotō, or 沖縄群島, Okinawa Guntō) are an island group in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and are the principal island group of the prefecture. [1] The Okinawa Islands are part of the larger Ryukyu Islands group and are located between the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture to the northeast and the ...
Sesoko Island (瀬底島, Japanese: Sesoko-jima, Okinawan: Shisuku-jima [1]) is a small island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. [2] Politically, the place is administered by the town of Motobu, which is a part of the Kunigami District in the northern Okinawa Islands. It is a popular tourist destination due to its beaches.
The White Beach Navy Ammunition Pier and White Beach Army Pier extend into Nakagusuku Bay. Tatsu Kuchi, the main entrance into the bay, is located 18 nmi north-northeast of the southernmost tip of Okinawa. White Beach is also located about 14 nmi northeast of Naha. Numerous large and small islands, reefs, and shoal waters bracket the entrance.
Katsuren Peninsula and the Yokatsu Islands. The Katsuren Peninsula (勝連半島, Katsuren hantō, Okinawan: Kacchin) is a peninsula on Okinawa Island. [1] It is bordered by Nakagusuku Bay to the south, Kin Bay to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the east. [2] The entire peninsula is part of Uruma City. [3]
Kohama Island; site of one of the Sakishima Beacons 24°20′49″N 123°58′43″E / 24.346999°N 123.978631°E / 24.346999; 123.978631 This list is complete and up to date as of February 2024 .
ALL AT SEA TOGETHER The inaugural edition of the Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival will be held next month (Nov. 23-29) on the Japanese island of Okinawa. With a 40 ...
People from the Okinawa Islands (2 C, 1 P) K. Kerama Islands (7 P) O. Okinawan culture (2 C, 11 P) Okinawan surnames (21 P) Y. Yokatsu Islands (6 P) Pages in category ...