Kikaijima (喜界島, also Kikai-ga-jima) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.[1] The island, 56.93 square kilometres (21.98 sq mi) in area, has a population of approximately 7,657 people. Administratively the island forms the town of Kikai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park. | ||||||
Location: East China Sea[clarification needed] | ||||||
Archipelago: Amami Islands | ||||||
Coastline: 48.6 km (30.2 mi) | ||||||