Okidaito Island

Japanese: 沖大東島 - おきだいとうじま

An isolated island in the Pacific Ocean, located in the eastern part of Okinawa Prefecture, at 24°28′ north latitude and 131°11′ east longitude, southeast of Okinawa Island. Also known as Rasa Island and Okinodaito Island. It belongs to Kitadaito Village and is currently uninhabited. Its area is 1.15 ^km2 . Together with Minamidaito Island and Kitadaito Island, located about 150 km to the north, it forms the Daito Islands. It is a semicircular raised coral reef with a circumference of about 4 km, the highest point of which is 31 m. The coast has a fringing reef. It is a source of phosphate rock.

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Japanese:

沖縄県東部，沖縄島の南東方北緯 24°28′，東経 131°11′の太平洋上にある孤島。別称ラサ島。「おきのだいとうじま」ともいう。北大東村に属し，現在は無人島。面積 1.15km²。北方約 150kmにある南大東島，北大東島とともに大東諸島を形成。周囲約 4kmの半円状の隆起サンゴ礁で最高点は 31m。海岸は裾礁をもつ。リン鉱石の産地。

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