Denshima Explained

Den-shima
Native Name:デン島, Denshima
Native Name Link:Japanese language
Location:East China Sea
Coordinates:30.7506°N 130.1019°W
Archipelago:Ōsumi Islands
Elevation M:58
Country:Japan
Country Admin Divisions Title:Prefectures
Country Admin Divisions:Kagoshima Prefecture
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:District
Country Admin Divisions 1:Kagoshima District
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Village
Country Admin Divisions 2:Mishima
Population:- uninhabited -

, also known as, is an uninhabited volcanic pillar located in the Ōsumi Islands and belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Geography

Denshima is located roughly equidistant between Iōjima and Kuroshima. The island is an exposed and highly eroded portion of lava dome associated with the submarine Kikai Caldera, a stratovolcano rising from the ocean floor. It consists of three large rocks, separated by very narrow channels, with a maximum height of 58m (190feet) above sea level, and a smaller rock, just breaching the ocean surface, to one side.

See also