Ōge-jima

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Ōge-jima
Native name:
大毛島
Ōge-jima is located in Tokushima Prefecture
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Location of Ōge-jima
Ōge-jima is located in Japan
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Ōge-jima (Japan)
Geography
LocationSeto Inland Sea
Coordinates34°13′0″N 134°37′30″E / 34.21667°N 134.62500°E / 34.21667; 134.62500
Archipelagono
Area7.31 km2 (2.82 sq mi)
Length6 km (3.7 mi)
Width2 km (1.2 mi)
Highest elevation198.5 m (651.2 ft)
Administration
Japan
PrefectureTokushima Prefecture
CityNaruto
Demographics
Population2686 (2015)[1]
Ethnic groupsJapanese

Ōge-jima (大毛島) is an island in the Seto Inland Sea administered under Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture.

Geography[edit]

Ōge-jima, also called Ōge Island, is located in the northeast of Tokushima Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan . Together with Taka-shima and Shimada-jima, the island to which it is connected by the Horikoshi Bridge,[2] it forms the northeast part of Naruto. It is connected to the island of Shikoku by the Konaruto Bridge,[2] and, by the Ōnaruto Bridge spanning the Naruto Strait, to Awaji Island, an island in the Seto Inland Sea.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "17 小字別世帯数と人口(その1" (PDF) (in Japanese). Naruto. 2015-03-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  2. ^ a b c "Ōge-jima". Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019..