Tsushima Island
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Summary
Tsushima Island is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of island group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,693 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tsushima[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Korea Strait[5]
- Instance of: island[6]
- Commons category: Tsushima Island[7]
- Has part(s): Tsushima jima[8]
- Highest point: Mount Yatate[9]
- Located in/on physical feature: Sea of Japan[10]
- Foods traditionally associated: Taishū soba[11], Tsushima tonchan[12], Saka no Taiyaki[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tsushima Island[14]
- Commons gallery: Tsushima Island[15]
- Population: 31,457[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
- Native label: 対馬[20], 対馬島[21]
- Length: 70 km[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 649 m[23]
- Area: 696.44 km²[24]
- Perimeter: 915 km[25]
- Köppen climate classification: humid subtropical climate[26]
- Language used: Tsushima dialect[27]
- Located in protected area: Iki-Tsushima Quasi-National Park[28]
- Coextensive with: Tsushima[29], Tsushima Province[30]
- P14541: 3Hn0eb[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tsushima Island include Tsushima Maru[32], a cargo ship[33], founded in 1915[34]; Tsushima Airport[35], an airport[36], in Japan[37]; Japanese escort ship Tsushima[38], a kaibokan[39]; Iki-Tsushima Quasi-National Park[40], a quasi-national park of Japan[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1968[43]; and Tsushima Salamander[44], a taxon[45].
Why It Matters
Tsushima Island has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Tsushima Maru[32], a cargo ship[33], founded in 1915[34]; Tsushima Airport[35], an airport[36], in Japan[37]; Japanese escort ship Tsushima[38], a kaibokan[39]; Iki-Tsushima Quasi-National Park[40], a quasi-national park of Japan[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1968[43]; and Tsushima Salamander[44], a taxon[45].