Inamba-jima
{{Short description|Island in the Izu archipelago, Japan}}
{{Infobox Islands
| name = Inamba-jima
| image_name = Inambashima mlit.jpg
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| map_image = Map of Izu Islands.png
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| native_name = 藺灘波島
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| location = Izu Islands
| coordinates = {{Coord|33|39|03|N|139|17|56|E}}
| archipelago = Izu Islands
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| major_islands =
| area_km2 = 0.005
| length_m = 120
| width_m = 70
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| highest_mount =
| elevation_m = 74
| country = Japan
| country_admin_divisions_title = Prefecture
| country_admin_divisions = Tokyo
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Subprefecture
| country_admin_divisions_1 = Miyake Subprefecture
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Village
| country_admin_divisions_2 = Mikurajima
| population = 0
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{{Nihongo|Inamba-jima|藺灘波島 {{lang|en|or}} イナンバ島|Inanba-jima}} is a volcanic, deserted island located in the Philippine Sea approximately {{convert|220|km|mi}} south of Tokyo and {{convert|35|km|mi}} southwest of the volcanic Mikura-jima island, in the center of the Izu archipelago, Japan.
Geography
The island is an andesite pillar with sheer sides, the only visible portion of a submarine volcanic caldera. The above sea-level portion has a surface area of approximately 0.005 square kilometers, with a summit height of {{convert|74|m|ft}}. Located in the Kuroshio Current, the area has abundant sea life, and is popular with sports fishermen and scuba divers.
See also
{{Portal|Tokyo|Islands}}
External links
- [https://archive.today/20121219155752/http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/166.htm Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan]
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/izu/inamba-jima.php |title=Entry at Oceandots.com |access-date=March 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/izu/inamba-jima.php |archive-date=December 23, 2010 |url-status=usurped |df=mdy-all }}
- {{cite gvp|name=Inambajima|vn=284802|access-date=2021-06-25}}
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Category:Uninhabited islands of Japan
Category:Extinct volcanoes of Asia