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Kii Ōshima
Kii Ōshima. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Kii Ōshima (紀伊大島) is an inhabited island lying off the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula and the southernmost point of Honshū, Japan. It has an estimated population of around 2000, and is administratively part of the town of Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture. The island is approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in length from east-to-west by 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north-to-south.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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