Birou Island

Japanese: 枇榔島 - びろうじま
Birou Island

There are two islands in Kagoshima Prefecture that bear this name. One is in Minamiosumicho, Kimotsukigun, and the other belongs to Shibushi City. The former is located in the Osumi Strait, about 1 km northeast of Cape Sata, the southernmost point of Kyushu, and is a small island with a circumference of about 1.4 km, an area of ​​0.05 square kilometers, and a maximum height of 59 meters. The latter is located near the center of Shibushi Bay, about 5 km from Shibushi Port, with a circumference of about 4 km and a maximum height of 83 meters. Both islands are uninhabited. As the names suggest, both islands are entirely covered with palm trees, and other subtropical vegetation is also prominent. The former was incorporated into Kirishima-Yaku National Park (now Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park) in 1964, and the latter was incorporated into Nichinan Kaigan Quasi-National Park. The subtropical plant community of Birou Island in Shibushi Bay has been designated a Special Natural Monument.

[Kimihiko Tsukada]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

この呼称をもつ島は、鹿児島県に二か所ある。一つは肝属(きもつき)郡南大隅町(みなみおおすみちょう)にあり、他の一つは志布志市(しぶしし)に属す。前者は九州最南端の佐多岬の東北東約1キロメートルの大隅海峡(おおすみかいきょう)にあり、周囲約1.4キロメートル、面積0.05平方キロメートル、最高点59メートルの小島である。後者は志布志湾央付近、志布志港より約5キロメートル、周囲約4キロメートル、最高点83メートルで、いずれも無人島。名称が示すように両者とも全島がビロウ(ヤシ科の高木)林で覆われ、他の亜熱帯植生も卓越する。前者は1964年(昭和39)霧島屋久(やく)国立公園(現在は霧島錦江湾(きんこうわん)国立公園)に、後者は日南海岸国定公園に編入されている。志布志湾の枇榔島亜熱帯性植物群落は、特別天然記念物に指定されている。

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