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Kikai Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Kikaijima (Amami: Kyaa; Okinawan: Cikai-zima) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.

The island, 56.93 square kilometres (21.98 sq mi) in area, has a population of approximately 7,657 people. Administratively the island forms the town of Kikai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park.

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

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