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Nishinoshima Island
Nishinoshima Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Nishinoshima (西ノ島, also Nishi-no-shima) is one of the Dōzen Islands in the Oki archipelago in the Sea of Japan. It is the second largest island of the Oki Islands.

The island, 55.97 km² in area, has a population of approximately 3,400 persons. The island is administered by the town of Nishinoshima 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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