#409: Minami-Tori-shima (category: island)
Minami-Tori-shima is a somewhat equilaterally triangular island, one of the Ogasawara Islands (refer to #408). The island, also known as "Marcus Island", is famous for being the easternmost place in Japan.
The Ogasawara Islands belong to Tokyo Prefecture (refer to #036), but Minami-Tori-Shima is no less than 1,800 kilometers away from the center of Tokyo. There are facilities of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Japan Meteorological Agency, etc.
(Monday, February 27th, 2017) See Archive
#408: Ogasawara Islands << >> #410: Cape Soya
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