Ōge-jima

Not to be confused with Ogijima.

Ōge-jima (大毛島) is an island in the Seto Inland Sea administered under Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture.

Ōge-jima

Native name: 大毛島
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Geography
Location	Seto Inland Sea
Coordinates	34°13′0″N 134°37′30″E
Archipelago	no
Area	7.31 km2 (2.82 sq mi)
Length	6 km (3.7 mi)
Width	2 km (1.2 mi)
Highest elevation	198.5 m (651.2 ft)
Administration
Japan
Prefecture	Tokushima Prefecture
City	Naruto
Demographics
Population	2686 (2015)[1]
Ethnic groups	Japanese

Geography

Ōge-jima, also called Ōge Island, is located in the northeast of Tokushima Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan . Together with Taka-shima and Shimada-jima, the island to which it is connected by the Horikoshi Bridge,^[2] it forms the northeast part of Naruto. It is connected to the island of Shikoku by the Konaruto Bridge,^[2] and, by the Ōnaruto Bridge spanning the Naruto Strait, to Awaji Island, an island in the Seto Inland Sea.^[2]

References

1. "１７　小字別世帯数と人口（その１" (PDF) (in Japanese). Naruto. 2015-03-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
2. "Ōge-jima". Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019..