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Miyake island
三宅島
alternative words: Miyakejima island, Miyakejima, Miyake-jima, Miyake jima
keywords:
island
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tokyo
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tourist resort
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volcano
related topics:
Izu Islands
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Izuoshima Island
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Tokyo prefecture
related web sites:
http://www.islands-net.metro.tokyo.jp/miyakejima/
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http://www.wnn.or.jp/wnn-x/moyer/
explanation: The third biggest island of Izu islands after Oshima and Hachijojima. Its surface is 55km2 and the population about 4000. The central peak, Mt. Oyama (814m), is an active volcano. Since an explosion at the beginning of this summer (2000), all the inhabitants have been evacuated from Miyakejima. With Mt. Fuji and Hakone which are also volcanoes, it belongs to "Fuji Hakone Izu National Park". You can reach there by airplane or ship from Tokyo.
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