A group of islands in the East China Sea, 72 km southwest of Fukue Island in the Goto Islands of Nagasaki Prefecture. All of the islands belong to Goto City. In addition to Oshima and Meshima, the islands also include Kuroki, Hanaguri, and Yorishima reefs. The area is about 5 square kilometers. The islands are hilly and made of hard welded tuff from the Tertiary Period, and the entire island is surrounded by sea cliffs with well-developed columnar joints. Located on the course of the Tsushima Warm Current, the waters off the coast are bright with a transparency of 50 meters, and are rich in fish such as scorpionfish and dwarf gnats. It is also a habitat for coral, and since the end of the Meiji period, there has been a history of coral harvesting ships based in Tomie being shipwrecked there. It is also a base for migratory birds that cross the East China Sea. The entire island is uninhabited, but there is a 119-meter lighthouse on the cliffs of Byobugaura on Mejima. In addition to protecting navigation, a staff member was stationed there to provide weather reports and other services, but in 2006 this was automated and is now unmanned. There are remnants of fishing port facilities in Maura on Ojima, but there is no permanent population. The entire area has been designated a national natural monument (natural conservation area), and it is forbidden to collect plants or animals, as well as to land or fish without permission. It is home to rare plants and animals, including the Japanese bush warbler, which is designated a national natural monument and special bird species. [Yasuyoshi Ishii] [References] | | | | | |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
長崎県五島列島(ごとうれっとう)福江(ふくえ)島の南西72キロメートルの東シナ海に浮かぶ島嶼(とうしょ)群。全島五島市に属する。男島(おしま)、女島(めしま)のほか、クロキ島、ハナグリ島、寄(より)島と岩礁からなる。面積約5平方キロメートル。第三紀の堅硬な溶結凝灰岩からなる丘陵地で、全島が柱状節理の発達した海食崖(がい)に囲まれている。対馬(つしま)暖流の進路にあたり、近海の透明度は50メートルで明るく、イシダイ、フエフキダイなどの魚族に恵まれ、またサンゴの生息地で、明治末年以来、富江(とみえ)を基地としたサンゴ採取船が遭難した歴史を有する。一方、東シナ海を渡る渡り鳥の拠点をもなしている。全島が無人島だが、女島の屏風ヶ浦(びょうぶがうら)断崖上には標高119メートルの灯台があり、航海を守るととも、職員が常駐し気象通報などの業務が行われていたが、2006年(平成18)に自動化され無人となった。男島の真浦(まうら)には漁港施設の名残(なごり)はあるが常住人口はない。全域が国の天然記念物(天然保護区域)に指定されており、動植物の採取はもちろん、許可なく上陸したり操業することも禁じられている。国の天然記念物および特殊鳥類に指定されるアカヒゲなど、貴重な動植物が生息する。 [石井泰義] [参照項目] | | | | | |出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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