Minami-Tori-shima
E691888
Minami-Tori-shima is a remote Japanese coral atoll in the northwestern Pacific Ocean that marks Japan’s easternmost point and hosts a weather station and airstrip.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese island
ⓘ
coral atoll ⓘ remote island ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Ogasawara Subprefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ogasawara Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Metropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 1.2 square kilometers ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Japanese outlying islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan’s remote islands ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | European sailors in the 19th century ⓘ |
| distanceFromTokyo | over 1,800 kilometers southeast of Tokyo ⓘ |
| ecosystem | coral reef ecosystem ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 9 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| exclusiveEconomicZoneBasis | Japanese EEZ in the western Pacific ⓘ |
| geologicalType | coral reef ⓘ |
| habitation | staffed by rotating personnel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Marcus Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCode | ICAO airport code RJAM ⓘ |
| hasCommunicationFacility | radio and meteorological communications equipment ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airstrip
ⓘ
weather station ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
oceanic weather monitoring point
ⓘ
typhoon observation point ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | port facilities for small vessels ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 南鳥島 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | easternmost point of Japan ⓘ |
| hasRunway | approximately 1,500 meters long ⓘ |
| importanceForNavigation | reference point in the northwest Pacific ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Japanese territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Philippine Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorLandmass | far from any continental coast ⓘ |
| partOf | Ogasawara Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationType | non-permanent ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
meteorological observation
ⓘ
military support ⓘ |
| region | western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | triangular ⓘ |
| sovereignty | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | extension of Japan’s EEZ ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | coral reefs ⓘ |
| terrain | low-lying and flat ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| uninhabitedStatus | no permanent civilian population ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan Meteorological Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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