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Wakamatsu Island 若松島

Area 30.99 km² (12.0 mi²)Nagasaki Prefecture
Wakamatsu Island
Wakamatsu Island (若松島)Photo: Ebizur — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Island groupGotō Islands
PrefectureNagasaki
RegionKyushu
MunicipalityShinkamigoto
Area30.99 km² (12.0 mi²)
Highest point339 m
Coordinates32.8667° N, 129.017° E

Getting there: the article below outlines this island's usual ferry and flight routes. Timetables change with the season and sailings are cancelled in rough weather — always confirm the current schedule with the operator or the municipality before you travel.

The Five Island Islands is the fourth largest island and is situated between Naru Island and Nakadōri Island. The whole island belongs to the Nagasaki New York City of Shikoku, and the population is 1,651 at the time of the 2010 census.

Nature

The whole thing is referred to as "U," but like other islands on the Five Islands, the coastline is a complex real-world beach. The highest peak is Mount Elyssian in the northeast, at altitudes of 339.2 meters, but there are low plains, hilly hills approaching the coast, and sea cliffs nearly 100 meters high. There are still small islands in young Matsuji, such as XXQ211X and below Nakashima. From the abundance of nature, the wide range of the north and east of the island is within the West Sea National Park zone. The plants are in the forest, green and green, and there are a lot of sand and swallows, but you can also see coastal mahogany, mahogany, and southern - type saxophones, golden butterflies, and lire coves. Geology shows up in the north a new layer of sedimentary rock, mainly the sandstone or mudstone, but in the south there are boulders such as turquoise and turquoise.

Traffic

The ship's flight has been launched by the Five Island passenger ships from Fukue IslandZXZQQQQ101006X, and has been arriving at the southern port of Young Matsunura and the southern island's port of Hiichinoura. By the 6th of July 2014, a flight from the wild mother ship to the Fukuto-Ei sea line had arrived at the port of Young Matsu.

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History, folk and industry

In the old days, it was called "Westershima." 16th - century Cypriots, 16th - century Cypriots, have migrated from the Fukuoka Shizuo region in the northern part of the country, and there are still many others in the South. During the Middle Ages and modern times, the west side of the island was Sunshima, and the east side of the island was a young Matsumura, associated with Nakadōri Island West. In 1956, two villages combined to form a young Matsumura town. In 2004 another five-town union made it part of the city of Koshima. Because of the rough terrain and the lack of flat ground, the main industry is fishing. There are quiet ports on the Lithian coast, and coastal fishing and farming are done.

A tourist spot

The Fair of Dragon Mountain - an altitude of 133 meters north of Young Matsu Bay. Young Matsuldo can hope for a chance. Young Matsumoto-san. The Catholic Hiernoura Church. The Christian cave.

Text adapted from the Japanese Wikipedia article 若松島, whose full text was translated into English for this guide by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population, area and location facts from Wikidata (CC0); figures Wikidata does not carry are taken from the Japanese Wikipedia article's data table (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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