Mount Inokawa - Mount Inokawa

...The island is divided into three towns in Oshima County: Tokunoshima-cho, Amagi-cho, and Isen-cho, with a population of 29,156 (1995). The island is long from north to south, and from the center to the north, there is a mountainous area of ​​Palaeozoic strata, including the highest point, Mt. Inokawa (645m), while the southern part is a flat area of ​​limestone with karst topography and limestone caves. Settlements have developed along the coast where raised coral reefs have developed, with the center being Kamezu in Tokunoshima-cho. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Inokawadake" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…大島郡徳之島町，天城町，伊仙町の3町に分かれ，人口2万9156(1995)。島は南北に長く，中央部から北部へかけては最高点の井之川岳(645m)を含む古生層の山地が広がり，南部は石灰岩質の平たん地でカルスト地形や鍾乳洞もみられる。集落は隆起サンゴ礁の発達する海岸部に発達，中心は徳之島町の亀津。…

※「井之川岳」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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