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Yoronjima
Yoronjima. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Yoronjima (Okinawan and Yoron; Yunnu; Okinoerabu; Yuunu; archaic Northern Ryukyuan; Kawefuta), also known as Yoron, is one of the Amami Islands.

The island, 20.8 km2 (8 sq. mi.) in area, has a population of approximately 6,000 people, and is administered as the town of Yoron, Kagoshima. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō National Park.

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

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