Muko-jima
Native name: Japanese: 聟島 | |
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 Aerial view of Muko-jima, courtesy of MLIT | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Ogasawara Islands |
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Japan | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Subprefecture | Ogasawara Subprefecture |
| Village | Ogasawara |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Muko-jima (聟島) is an uninhabited Japanese island in the Mukojima Islands (formerly known as the Parry Group), the northernmost island group of the Bonin Islands, in the village of Ogasawara, Tokyo Metropolis. The entire island and its surrounding waters form part of Ogasawara National Park,[1] while an area of 147 hectares (360 acres) including surrounding reefs forms part of the Ogaswara Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 区域図 聟島、西之島、北硫黄島 [Area Map: Mukojima, Nishinoshima, North Iwojima] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Ogaswara Islands: Maps". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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