Amakusa island group

Summary

Amakusa island group is an island group^[1]. It draws 125 Wikipedia views per month (island_group category, ranking #81 of 712).^[2]

Key Facts

• Amakusa island group is located in Kumamoto Prefecture^[3].
• Amakusa island group is located in Nagashima^[4].
• Amakusa island group is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Amakusa island group is on the body of water Yatsushiro Sea^[6].
• Amakusa island group is on the body of water Ariake Sea^[7].
• Amakusa island group is on the body of water Amakusa Sea^[8].
• Amakusa island group's image is recorded as Sunset from AmakusaFiveBridgesNo.4.jpg^[9].
• Amakusa island group's instance of is recorded as island group^[10].
• Amakusa island group's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 256608682^[11].
• Amakusa island group's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh91000019^[12].
• Amakusa island group's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00642046^[13].
• Amakusa island group's part of is recorded as Japanese archipelago^[14].
• Amakusa island group's Commons category is recorded as Amakusa Islands^[15].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Shimoshima Island^[16].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Kamishima^[17].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Nagashima Island^[18].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Ōyano Island^[19].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Shishi Island^[20].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Goshourajima^[21].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Iwa Island^[22].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Yushima^[23].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Nagaura Island^[24].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Hino Island^[25].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Yokoura island^[26].
• Amakusa island group's has part is recorded as Gesu Island^[27].

Body

Geography

Amakusa island group is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Kumamoto Prefecture^[3], a prefecture of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29] and Nagashima^[4], a town of Japan^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 2006^[32]. Adjacent water bodies include Yatsushiro Sea^[6], an inland sea^[33], in Japan^[34]; Ariake Sea^[7], a bay^[35], in Japan^[36]; and Amakusa Sea^[8], a nada^[37], in Japan^[38]. Its part of is recorded as Japanese archipelago^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Amakusa island group's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+997.7'}^[39]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+126445'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Amakusa island group's instance of is recorded as island group^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Amakusa island group include Japanese escort ship Amakusa^[41], a kaibokan^[42] and Amakusa Sea^[43], a nada^[44], in Japan^[45].

Why It Matters

Amakusa island group draws 125 Wikipedia views per month (island_group category, ranking #81 of 712).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include Japanese escort ship Amakusa^[41], a kaibokan^[42] and Amakusa Sea^[43], a nada^[44], in Japan^[45].