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Yagishiri
Native name:
焼尻島, Yagishiri-tō
Yagishiri Island, Haboro, Hokkaido, Japan
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Geography
LocationEast Asia
Coordinates44°26′N 141°24′E / 44.433°N 141.400°E / 44.433; 141.400
ArchipelagoJapanese archipelago
Area5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Length4 km (2.5 mi)
Width2 km (1.2 mi)
Highest elevation97 m (318 ft)
Highest pointCentral Yagishiri Island
Administration
Japan
PrefectureHokkaido
SubprefectureRumoi Subprefecture
DistrictTomamae District
TownHaboro
Demographics
Population273 (2010)
Pop. density51/km2 (132/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsAinu
Japanese

Yagishiri Island (焼尻島, Yagishiri-tō) is a small, sparsely populated island in the Sea of Japan, 23 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Haboro Bay in Haboro, Hokkaido.[1][2] The island, along with neighboring Teuri Island on its west side, belongs to the town of Haboro in Rumoi Subprefecture. It is noted for its dense forests; fully two-thirds of it remains forested.[3]

  1. ^ "焼尻島" [Yagishiri Island]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  2. ^ "焼尻島" [Yagishiri Island]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  3. ^ 焼尻島 [Yagishiri Island] (in Japanese). Haboro, Hokkaido: Haboro Tourism Organization. 2012. Retrieved Aug 3, 2012.

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