Anijima Seto - Anijimaseto

Japanese: 兄島瀬戸 - あにじませと
Anijima Seto - Anijimaseto

...Southwest of Chichijima is Minamijima, a submerged karst topography. It is home to bare lapiers and large and small dolines formed by the erosion of limestone, making it an important site for academic research. The narrow strait between Chichijima and Anijima (Anijima Seto) is the area with the most developed coral reefs in the Ogasawara Islands, but large colonies of reef-building coral can also be seen in places along the west coast of Anijima and the coastline of Chichijima. Before World War II, there were settlements in Omura and Ogiura on Chichijima, and the remains of farmland such as sugarcane fields can be seen on the gentle slopes of the mountainside at an altitude of 100 to 200 meters, and rice paddies can be seen on the valley floor downstream of the Yase River.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Anijima Seto" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…父島の南西には沈水カルスト地形からなる南島があり,石灰岩の溶食によって形成されたラピエの裸岩や大小のドリーネが見られ,学術的にも貴重である。父島と兄島の間の狭い海峡(兄島瀬戸)は小笠原で最もサンゴ礁の発達した地域であるが,そのほか兄島西岸や父島の海岸線のところどころにも造礁サンゴの現生大群落をみることができる。 第2次大戦前には父島の大村と扇浦には集落があり,標高100~200mの山腹緩斜面にはサトウキビ畑などの農地跡,八瀬川下流の谷床面には水田跡がみられる。…

※「兄島瀬戸」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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