Kitanoshima

…The Ogasawara Islands, together with the Chichijima Islands and Hahajima Islands, are part of the Ogasawara Islands. The archipelago is made up of numerous rock formations, including Mukojima, Nakadojima, Yomejima, Kitanoshima, and Harinoiwa. Its total area is about 7 km2, making it the smallest of the three islands, and it also has a low elevation. Mukojima, the largest of the three islands, is also called Cater Island, and has a flat plateau-like surface with a maximum elevation of 88 m. Since around 1882, several households have been settled on the southern beach on the west coast, where sugar cane is cultivated and goats and cattle are grazed. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kitanoshima" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…父島列島，母島列島とともに小笠原群島とも呼ばれる。聟島，媒（なこうど）島，嫁島と北之島，針之岩など多数の岩塔からなる列島で，総面積は約7km2と3列島中最も狭く，高度も低い。ケーター島とも呼ばれる最大の聟島は最高所が88m，台地状の平たん面をもつ島で，1882年ころから西岸の南浜に数戸が定住し，サトウキビ栽培やヤギ，牛の放牧が行われた。…

※「北之島」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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