Oyster Island - Oyster Island

Japanese: 蠣ノ浦島 - かきのうらじま
Oyster Island - Oyster Island
An island located off the northwest coast of the Nishisonogi Peninsula in western Nagasaki Prefecture. It is the main island of the four islands that make up Sakito Town, Nishisonogi County. It has an area of ​​4.84 km2 and a population of 1,691 (1995). In 1907, the Sakito Coal Mine, an undersea coalfield, was developed and at its peak produced over one million tons of coal per year, but it closed in 1968 due to the energy revolution. Current industries include fishing and salt production, which began in 1956. This was originally created as a by-product of the coal industry, but has now been transformed into a salt factory using ion exchange membranes.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
長崎県西部,西彼杵(にしそのぎ)半島の北西沖合に浮かぶ島。西彼杵郡崎戸町を形成する4島の中の主島である。面積4.84km2,人口1691(1995)。1907年海底炭田の崎戸炭鉱が開発され,最盛期には年間100万t以上を出炭したが,エネルギー革命により1968年に閉山した。現在の産業は漁業のほか,1956年に始まった製塩業である。これは当初は石炭産業の副産物として誕生したが,今はイオン交換膜法による製塩工場に生まれ変わっている。

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