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[1] [2] Japan is the third-largest island country in the world, behind Indonesia and Madagascar. [3] Japan is also the second-most-populous island country in the world, only behind Indonesia. According to a survey conducted by the Japan Coast Guard in 1987, the number of islands in Japan was 6,852. At that time, the survey only counted islands ...
Asan Beach Park , [1] NHRP-listed Asan Invasion Beach of the 1944 Battle of Guam, part of War in the Pacific National Historical Park [2] [4] Asan Beach (Asan-Maina) [1] West Hagåtña Beach Front / Agana Bay Beach [1] [3] Dungca's Beach / Trinchera Beach (Hagåtña) [1] Beaches in Tumon, the tourist center of Guam "Tumon Beach" [2] is an ...
Tinian is approximately 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometres) from mainland Japan and was suitable as a staging base for continuous heavy bomber attacks on the Japanese Islands. Immediately after the island's seizure by the US, construction began on the largest airbase of WWII , which covered the entire island (except its three highland areas).
Nakanoshima is the third largest of the Oki Islands. It is located approximately three hours by ferry north of Honshu coast. The island is of volcanic origin, with deeply indented coastline of 89.1 kilometres (55.4 mi), and with its highest point at 164 metres (538 ft) above sea level.
Kirarahama (きらら浜) or Kirara Beach is a recreational beach located on the Seto Inland Sea in Ajisu, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The name Kirara (雲母, "mica") or "isinglass," is similar to the Japanese sound effect "kirakira" used for something glittery. Kirara Beach glitters in the sunlight, fitting the appearance of ...
A 16-day undersea volcano eruption resulted in a new above-water island near Iwo Jima, Japan. It may be short-lived. A New Island Has Suddenly Appeared Near Japan—But It Might Vanish Soon
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.
A map of the Bonin Islands. The Bonin Islands (Ogasawara Islands (小笠原群島, Ogasawara Guntō) [1]) are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some 1,000 kilometres (540 nmi; 620 mi) directly south of Tokyo, Japan and 1,000 miles (870 nmi; 1,600 km) northwest of Guam.