Den-shima
Native name:
デン島, Denshima
Aerial view of the island. (1978)
Geography
LocationEast China Sea
Coordinates30°45′02″N 130°06′07″E / 30.75056°N 130.10194°E / 30.75056; 130.10194
ArchipelagoŌsumi Islands
Highest elevation58 m (190 ft)
Administration
Japan
PrefecturesKagoshima Prefecture
DistrictKagoshima District
VillageMishima
Demographics
Population- uninhabited -

Denshima (デン島), also known as Yuze (湯瀬), is an uninhabited volcanic pillar located in the Ōsumi Islands and belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Geography

Denshima is located roughly equidistant between Iōjima and Kuroshima. The island is an exposed and highly eroded portion of lava dome associated with the submarine Kikai Caldera, a stratovolcano rising from the ocean floor. It consists of three large rocks, separated by very narrow channels, with a maximum height of 58 metres (190 ft) above sea level, and a smaller rock, just breaching the ocean surface, to one side.

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