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Nishinoshima Island

island of the Oki archipelago in Shimane prefecture, Japan
Landform island Q5004035
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Summary

Nishinoshima Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (524 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nishinoshima[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Japan[5]
  • Named after: west[6]
  • Part of: Dōzen[7]
  • Highest point: Mount Takuhi[8]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Dōzen[9]
  • Name in kana: にしのしま[10]
  • Different from: Nishinoshima[11]
  • Area: 55.97 km²[12]
  • Located in protected area: Daisen-Oki National Park[13]

Why It Matters

Nishinoshima Island has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in/on physical feature → Dōzen
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+55.97'}
    Sitelink count → 10
    Different from → Nishinoshima
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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