Awashima Island, Kagawa

For other islands named Awashima, see Awashima Island (disambiguation).

Awashima

Native name: 粟島
View of Awashima from the southwest. Taken from Mt. Shiude
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Geography
Location	Seto Inland Sea
Coordinates	34.271°N 133.633°E / 34.271; 133.633
Archipelago	Shiwaku Islands
Area	3.72 km^2 (1.44 sq mi)
Highest elevation	222.08 m (728.61 ft)
Highest point	Mt Shiroyama
Administration
Japan
Prefecture	Kagawa Prefecture
City	Mitoyo

Awashima (粟島) is an inhabited island in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, about 4.5 km northwest of the port of Takuma in the city of Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture.^[1] The total area is 3.72 km^2[2] with a population of 216 (as of 2015).^[3] The island was the site of a maritime school that operated from 1897 to 1987, now preserved as a museum.^[4] The former post office is the site of the Missing Post Office.

See also

• Vargula hilgendorfii

References

1. "Island of friendly people: Awashima Island" (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
2. "Areas of Prefectures, Towns, etc". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism. January 1, 2021. p. 86. Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
3. "Island Population Statistics" (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
4. "Awashima Maritime Museum". Tourism and Exchange Bureau, Mitoyo City. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 31 May 2021.