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is an island in the kanmurijima.com 大型高速ダイビングボートで音海港より冠島まで25分、アサグリまで15分、音海ポイントなら5分でご案内
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Kyoto Prefecture
(in Japanese). Islands of Kyoto Prefecture Islands of the Sea of Japan Uninhabited islands of Japan Important Bird Areas of Japan Seabird colonies {{Kyoto-geo-stub
Sea of Japan
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administered under Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture ...
. It is about 2 km from Kutsujima, a similar smaller island. is located just midway between islands. A breeding ground for streaked shearwaters, the island was designated a Japanese natural monument
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(天然記念物, ''tennen-kinenbutsu'') in 1924. It has also been recognised as an Important Bird Area
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(IBA) by BirdLife International
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. Currently, the island is designated as Kanmurijima-Kutsujima wildlife protection area and any landing is prohibited. A recreational diving service is available though./ref>
History
According to records of Tango no kuni fudoki, Kanmurijima and Kutsujima are the remains of a much larger island which submerged following an earthquake in 701 A.D. Thetopography
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of the seafloor seems to support the claim, as the steep 60-metre cliff is located underwater off the eastern coast of Kanmurijima and Kutsujima, indicating a recent crustal fault.
See also
* Amanohashidate * Kutsujima *Desert island
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* List of islands
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References
Kyoto Prefecture
(in Japanese). Islands of Kyoto Prefecture Islands of the Sea of Japan Uninhabited islands of Japan Important Bird Areas of Japan Seabird colonies {{Kyoto-geo-stub