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Rebun Island
礼文島
alternative words: Rebunto Island, Rebunto, Rebun-to
keywords:
hokkaido
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island
related topics:
Hokkaido prefecture
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Rishiri island
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Wakkanai city
related web sites:
http://www2p.biglobe.ne.jp/~konisi/hoku/index-h.html
explanation: Rebun island, located on the sea of Japan, is the most northern island of our country. The name comes from the Ainu language 'Rebun-shiri', that is 'Island of offing'. Being a plateau form island with Mt. Rebun of 490m high as the culminating point, everybody can easily admire, from near the coast, Alpine flowers which flourish in a harsh climatic condition. Its surface is about 82 km2.
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French version