, is located to the north of
Miyako Island
is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Miyako Island is administered as part of the City of Miyakojima, which includes not only Miyako Island, but also five other populated islands ...
in
Okinawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest cit ...
, Japan. The island is connected to Miyako Island with a bridge (), which was completed in February 1992.
There is a pond in the centre of the island. To the north-east is the . The variety of
Miyakoan language
The Miyakoan language ( ''Myākufutsu/Myākufutsї'' or ''Sumafutsu/Sїmafutsї'') is a diverse dialect cluster spoken in the Miyako Islands, located southwest of Okinawa. The combined population of the islands is about 52,000 (as of 2011) ...
spoken here is also called Ikema (''Ikima'' in the vernacular). It is set apart from closely related language variants by its lexical word-tone system.
Miyako Island
is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Miyako Island is administered as part of the City of Miyakojima, which includes not only Miyako Island, but also five other populated islands ...
. It's 1,425-metre-long (4,675 ft).
File:Ikemajima DSC2732.jpg, Ikemajima Block Beach
See also
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Ikema Wetland
The are wetlands in the center of Ikema Island, Miyahojima, Okinawa, Japan. It is also called Yunimui or Īnubū in the local dialect. The wetland area extends for and is the largest in Okinawa Prefecture. The "Wetlands and Coral Reefs of Ikem ...
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Sakishima Beacons
References
Islands of Okinawa Prefecture
Miyako Islands
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