Bonin Islands

Summary

Bonin Islands is an island group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bonin Islands is credited with the discovery of Bernardo de la Torre^[3].
• Bonin Islands is credited with the discovery of Matthijs Hendrikszoon Quast^[4].
• Bonin Islands is located in Ogasawara Village^[5].
• Bonin Islands is in the country of Japan^[6].
• Bonin Islands is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[7].
• Bonin Islands's image is recorded as Ogasawara islands.png^[8].
• Bonin Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[9].
• Ogasawara Sadayori is named after Bonin Islands^[10].
• uninhabited island is named after Bonin Islands^[11].
• Matthijs Hendrikszoon Quast is named after Bonin Islands^[12].
• Bonin Islands's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315526675^[13].
• Bonin Islands's locator map image is recorded as Ogasawara LocationBoninIs.PNG^[14].
• Bonin Islands's IdRef ID is recorded as 119580713^[15].
• Bonin Islands's part of is recorded as Ogasawara Archipelago^[16].
• Bonin Islands's Commons category is recorded as Ogasawara Islands^[17].
• Bonin Islands's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 11775500^[18].
• Bonin Islands's has part is recorded as Mukojima Islands^[19].
• Bonin Islands's has part is recorded as Chichijima Islands^[20].
• Bonin Islands's has part is recorded as Hahajima Islands^[21].
• Bonin Islands's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1543-10-02T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Bonin Islands's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1639-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Bonin Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.998055555556, 'lon': 142.21805555556}^[24].
• Bonin Islands's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02152w^[25].
• Bonin Islands's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge540863^[26].
• Bonin Islands's page banner is recorded as Ogasawara banner.jpg^[27].

Body

Geography

Bonin Islands is in the country of Japan^[6]. It is located in Ogasawara Village^[5]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[7]. Its part of is recorded as Ogasawara Archipelago^[16].

Physical Characteristics

Bonin Islands's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+94'}^[28]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+2440'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Bonin Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[9].

History and Context

Things named after include Ogasawara Sadayori^[10], a military commander^[30], of Japan^[31]; uninhabited island^[11]; and Matthijs Hendrikszoon Quast^[12], an explorer^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bonin Islands include Ogasawara Village^[33], a village of Japan^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1968^[36]; Ogasawara Subprefecture^[37], a subprefecture of Japan^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1926^[40], headquartered in Chichijima^[41]; Ogasawara Archipelago^[42], an archipelago^[43], in Japan^[44]; and 10169 Ogasawara^[45], an asteroid^[46].

Why It Matters

Bonin Islands ranks in the top 3% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for it include Ogasawara Village^[33], a village of Japan^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1968^[36]; Ogasawara Subprefecture^[37], a subprefecture of Japan^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1926^[40], headquartered in Chichijima^[41]; Ogasawara Archipelago^[42], an archipelago^[43], in Japan^[44]; and 10169 Ogasawara^[45], an asteroid^[46].