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is a village (rural municipality) in Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, that governs the Bonin Islands, Volcano Islands and three remote islands (Nishinoshima, Minami Torishima and Okinotorishima). ==Geography== The municipality consists of the following groups and single isolated islands: *Bonin Islands (小笠原群島, Ogasawara Guntō) 73.00 km2 * *Mukojima rettō (聟島列島) 6.57 km2 * *Chichijima rettō (父島列島) 38.89 km2 * *Hahajima rettō (母島列島) 27.54 km2 *Nishino shima (西之島, literally: ''Western Island'', also: Rosario Island), a single isolated island west of Hahajima rettō and north of the Volcano Islands, 0.29 km2 *Volcano Islands (火山列島, Kazan-rettō) 29.71 km2 * *Kita Iwojima (北硫黄島, Kita-Iōtō, literally: North Sulphur Island) 5.57 km2 * *Iwojima (硫黄島, Iōtō, literally: Sulphur Island) 20.60 km2 * *Minami Iwojima (南硫黄島, Minami-Iōtō, literally: South Sulphur Island) 3.54 km2 *Okinotorishima (沖ノ鳥島 or 沖鳥島, literally: ''Remote Bird Island'') 0.01 km2 *Minamitorishima (南鳥島, literally: ''Southern Bird Island'', also: Marcus Island) 1.40 km2 The southernmost (uninhabited) group is known as the ''Volcano Islands''. 700 km further south is Okino Torishima, and 1,900 km further east is Minamitorishima. The population of the municipality resides on Chichi-jima (pop. about 2300) and Haha-jima (pop. about 500). The administration and village hall is located in the village of Omura on Chichi-jima. In addition, there is an air base with 400 soldiers on Iwojima of the Volcano Islands. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ogasawara, Tokyo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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