Kita Daito
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, also spelled as Kita Daitō or Kita-Daitō, is one of the Daitō Islands
in Japan
. It is the home of Kitadaitō village
.
Kitadaitō is 400 km from the nearest major inhabited land mass. Food is delivered once a week (or less regularly) by boat. Fishing
is a key source of food and recreation for the inhabitants.
The island features no sandy beach
es or naturally accessible port
s. Boats are put to sea and returned to port by means of a crane.
The village of Kitadaitō
is located on the island in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture
.
Kitadaito Airport serves the island. It was built in April 1971 for the purpose of emergency landing
s.
, when people from other parts of Japan arrived.
Daito Islands
Daitō Islands are three islands that lie about east of Okinawa. From north to south, the islands are:* Data from 2004 Nov 20, 08:55 version of Japanese Wikipedia...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is the home of Kitadaitō village
Kitadaito, Okinawa
is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan. It is administers on Kitadaitō island and the deserted Okidaitō island.As of 2008, the village has an estimated population of 573 and the density of 43.7 persons per km². The total area is 13.10 km²....
.
Kitadaitō is 400 km from the nearest major inhabited land mass. Food is delivered once a week (or less regularly) by boat. Fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
is a key source of food and recreation for the inhabitants.
The island features no sandy beach
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
es or naturally accessible port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
s. Boats are put to sea and returned to port by means of a crane.
The village of Kitadaitō
Kitadaito, Okinawa
is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan. It is administers on Kitadaitō island and the deserted Okidaitō island.As of 2008, the village has an estimated population of 573 and the density of 43.7 persons per km². The total area is 13.10 km²....
is located on the island in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
.
Kitadaito Airport serves the island. It was built in April 1971 for the purpose of emergency landing
Emergency landing
An emergency landing is a landing made by an aircraft in response to a crisis which either interferes with the operation of the aircraft or involves sudden medical emergencies necessitating diversion to the nearest airport.-Types of emergency landings:...
s.
History
It was uninhabited until the Meiji periodMeiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
, when people from other parts of Japan arrived.
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