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1585:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
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1028:Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan
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1160:Kagoshima
1152:Core city
1137:Kagoshima
974:(IBA) by
829:Yurashima
294:area, km²
84:Geography
1517:Nakatane
1471:Wadomari
1456:Setouchi
1264:Tarumizu
1254:Shibushi
243:Japanese
89:Location
1461:Tatsugō
1397:Satsuma
1358:Toshima
1353:Mishima
1204:Ibusuki
1142:capital
934:History
485:No-jima
269:in the
1486:Yamato
1224:Kanoya
1178:Cities
1034:
960:Kyushu
956:Sendai
922:0.004
731:Kasetō
474:Island
288:Island
168:Length
1476:Yoron
1451:Kikai
1441:China
1436:Amagi
1409:Ōsaki
1380:Kinkō
1329:Yūsui
1282:Amami
1219:Izumi
1199:Hioki
1194:Akune
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824:0.01
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627:0.05
578:0.10
529:0.11
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454:66.27
351:2488
348:45.08
191:Japan
176:Width
31:甑島列島
1583:stub
1481:Uken
1446:Isen
1189:Aira
1071:2021
1032:ISBN
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403:308
400:7.29
258:甑島列島
250:The
208:City
160:Area
1259:Soo
1214:Isa
834:由良島
686:弁慶島
637:沖の島
588:双子島
415:下甑島
361:中甑島
309:上甑島
139:yes
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786:ja
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539:近島
490:野島
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