Ogasawara Islands

The Ogasawara Islands (小笠原諸島) are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical islands some 1000 km directly south of central Tokyo, Japan. Administratively, they are a part of Tokyo. The islands are also known as the Bonin Islands, and the southernmost (uninhabited) group is known as the Volcano Islands. Still 700 km further south is Okino Torishima, and 1 900 km further east is Minami Torishima. These two remote islands are not geographically, but administratively part of Ogasawara. The total area of the islands is 84 km².

Related Topics:
Archipelago - Tokyo - Japan - Okino Torishima - Minami Torishima

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The Ogasawara Islands consists of four subgroups, including the Volcano Islands, which are listed along with their main islands:

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• Mukojima Group (聟島列島 Mukojima Rettō)
• Mukojima (聟島, literally: Bridegroom Island)
• Yomejima (嫁島, literally: Bride Island)
• Kitanojima (北ノ島, literally: Northern Island)
• Chichijima Group (父島列島 Chichijima Rettō)
• Chichijima (父島, literally: Father Island),
• Anijima (兄島, literally: Elder Brother Island)
• Otōtojima (弟島, literally: Younger Brother Island)
• Hahajima Group (母島列島 Hahajima Rettō)
• Hahajima (母島, literally: Mother Island)
• Anejima (姉島, literally: Elder Sister Island)
• Imōtojima (妹島, literally: >Younger Sister Island)
• Volcano Group (火山列島 Kazan Rettō)
• Kita Iōjima (北硫黄島 Kitaiōjima, literally: North Sulphur Island)
• Iōjima (硫黄島 Iōjima, literally: Sulphur Island)
• Minami Iōjima (南硫黄島 Minamiiōjima, literally: South Sulphur Island)
• Single Isolated Island, west of Hahajima Group and North of Volcano Group:
• Nishino shima (西之島, literally: Western Island, also: Rosario Island)
• Isolated Remote Islands, not geographically but administratively part of Ogaswara Islands
• Okino Torishima (沖ノ鳥島, literally: Remote Bird Island)
• Minami Torishima (南鳥島, literally: Southern Bird Island)
 
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