Bonin Islands

Summary

Bonin Islands is an island group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,616 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 instance of is recorded as island group^[8].
• Ogasawara Sadayori is named after Bonin Islands^[9].
• uninhabited island is named after Bonin Islands^[10].
• Matthijs Hendrikszoon Quast is named after Bonin Islands^[11].
• Bonin Islands is part of Ogasawara Archipelago^[12].
• Bonin Islands's Commons category is recorded as Ogasawara Islands^[13].
• Bonin Islands comprises Mukojima Islands^[14].
• Bonin Islands comprises Chichijima Islands^[15].
• Bonin Islands comprises Hahajima Islands^[16].
• Bonin Islands's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 2, 1543^[17].
• Bonin Islands's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1639^[18].
• Bonin Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.998055555556, 'lon': 142.21805555556}^[19].
• Bonin Islands has a population of {'amount': '+2440'}^[20].
• Bonin Islands's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Bonin Islands's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Bonin Islands's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Bonin Islands's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '小笠原群島'}^[24].
• Bonin Islands's name in kana is recorded as おがさわらぐんとう^[25].
• Bonin Islands's different from is recorded as Ogasawara Archipelago^[26].
• Bonin Islands's different from is recorded as Ogasawara Village^[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]. It is part of Ogasawara Archipelago^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Bonin Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+94'}^[28]. It has a population of {'amount': '+2440'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Bonin Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[8].

History and Context

Things named after include Ogasawara Sadayori^[9], a military commander^[29], of Japan^[30]; uninhabited island^[10]; and Matthijs Hendrikszoon Quast^[11], an explorer^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bonin Islands include Ogasawara Village^[32], a village of Japan^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1968^[35]; Ogasawara Subprefecture^[36], a subprefecture of Japan^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1926^[39], headquartered in Chichijima^[40]; Ogasawara Archipelago^[41], an archipelago^[42], in Japan^[43]; and 10169 Ogasawara^[44], an asteroid^[45].

Why It Matters

Bonin Islands ranks in the top 3% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,616 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include Ogasawara Village^[32], a village of Japan^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1968^[35]; Ogasawara Subprefecture^[36], a subprefecture of Japan^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1926^[39], headquartered in Chichijima^[40]; Ogasawara Archipelago^[41], an archipelago^[42], in Japan^[43]; and 10169 Ogasawara^[44], an asteroid^[45].