Tsushima Island

Summary

Tsushima Island is an island group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,235 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tsushima Island is located in Tsushima^[3].
• Tsushima Island is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Tsushima Island is on the body of water Korea Strait^[5].
• Tsushima Island's image is recorded as Tsushima Island ISS034.jpg^[6].
• Tsushima Island's instance of is recorded as island group^[7].
• Tsushima Island's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Tsushima Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 240800127^[9].
• Tsushima Island's GND ID is recorded as 4061125-5^[10].
• Tsushima Island's locator map image is recorded as Tsushima in Nagasaki Prefecture Ja.svg^[11].
• Tsushima Island's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85138352^[12].
• Tsushima Island's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00640049^[13].
• Tsushima Island's Commons category is recorded as Tsushima Island^[14].
• Tsushima Island's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5217457^[15].
• Tsushima Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[16].
• Tsushima Island's has part is recorded as Tsushima jima^[17].
• Tsushima Island's highest point is recorded as Mount Yatate^[18].
• Tsushima Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.416666666667, 'lon': 129.33333333333}^[19].
• Tsushima Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05j03_^[20].
• Tsushima Island's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge749916^[21].
• Tsushima Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Sea of Japan^[22].
• Tsushima Island's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Taishū soba^[23].
• Tsushima Island's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Tsushima tonchan^[24].
• Tsushima Island's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Saka no Taiyaki^[25].
• Tsushima Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tsushima Island^[26].
• Tsushima Island's Commons gallery is recorded as Tsushima Island^[27].

Body

Geography

Tsushima Island is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Tsushima^[3]. It is on the body of water Korea Strait^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Tsushima Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+696.44'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+649'}^[29]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+70'}^[30]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+31457'}^[31].

Climate and Environment

Tsushima Island's Köppen climate classification is recorded as humid subtropical climate^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island group^[7] and island^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tsushima Island include Tsushima Maru^[33], a cargo ship^[34], founded in 1915^[35]; Tsushima Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Japan^[38]; Iki-Tsushima Quasi-National Park^[39], a quasi-national park of Japan^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1968^[42]; Japanese escort ship Tsushima^[43], a kaibokan^[44]; and Tsushima Salamander^[45], a taxon^[46].

Why It Matters

Tsushima Island ranks in the top 2% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,235 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for it include Tsushima Maru^[33], a cargo ship^[34], founded in 1915^[35]; Tsushima Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Japan^[38]; Iki-Tsushima Quasi-National Park^[39], a quasi-national park of Japan^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1968^[42]; Japanese escort ship Tsushima^[43], a kaibokan^[44]; and Tsushima Salamander^[45], a taxon^[46].