Hachijō-jima
Hachijō-jima (八丈島) is a volcanic Japanese island that is in the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean. This island is also part of Tokyo.[1][2][3] Several types of animals live on this island.[4]
Native name: 八丈島 | |
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Geography | |
Location | Izu Islands |
Coordinates | 33°06′34″N 139°47′29″E / 33.10944°N 139.79139°E |
Archipelago | Izu Islands |
Area | 62.52 km2 (24.14 sq mi) |
Length | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
Width | 7.5 km (4.66 mi) |
Coastline | 58.91 km (36.605 mi) |
Highest elevation | 854.3 m (2802.8 ft) |
Administration | |
Japan | |
Prefecture | Tokyo |
Subprefecture | Hachijō Subprefecture |
Town | Hachijō |
Demographics | |
Population | 7522 (March 2018) |
Transportation
People go to Hachijō-jima by airplane or by a ferry. In 2010 a pedestrian ferry would leave Tōkyō once every day at 10:30 pm, and then it would get to at Hachijō-jima at 8:50 am the next day. Air travel to Hachijojima Airport takes around 45 minutes from Tōkyō International Airport (Haneda).[5] In the year 2000, there were three metropolitan roads on Hachijō-jima: 215 (formally, 東京都道215号八丈循環線),[6][7] 216 (都道216号神湊八重根港線, 8.3 km),[6][8] and 217 (東京都道217号汐間洞輪沢港線).[6]
Language
The Hachijō language is the most different form of Japanese; it is the only surviving descendant of Eastern Old Japanese.[9] The number of people who speak this language is not known. It is on UNESCO's list of endangered languages,[10] It may be gone by the year 2050.[11]
History
People have lived on this island since 14,000 b.c.e.[12]
References
Other websites
- Hachijojima – Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
- "Hachijojima: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). Japan Meteorological Agency.
- Hachijo Jima Volcano Group – Geological Survey of Japan
- Hachijojima: Global Volcanism Program – Smithsonian Institution