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Nakanoshima
Nakanoshima. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Nakanoshima (中ノ島, also Naka-no-shima) is one of the Dōzen Islands in the Oki archipelago in the Sea of Japan. It is also known as Ama-tō (海士島).

The island, 32.21 km2 in area, has a population of approximately 2,400 persons. The island is administered by the town of Ama in Shimane Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of Daisen-Oki National Park.

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

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