Ikema Island

Ikema
Native name: Ikema-jima (池間島)
Aerial view of Ikema-jima from southeast
Geography
Location Okinawa Prefecture
Coordinates 24°55′N 125°15′E / 24.917°N 125.250°E / 24.917; 125.250
Archipelago Miyako Islands
Major islands Okinawa, Miyako
Area 2.83[1] km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Highest elevation 28 m (92 ft)
Highest point Unknown
Administration
Japan
Demographics
Population 　774[2] (2018)

Ikema Island (池間島, Ikema-jima, Miyako: Ikyama (イキャマ)), is located to the north of the Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is connected to Miyako Island with a 1,425-metre-long (4,675 ft) bridge, which was completed in February 1992 [3]. There is a pond in the centre of the island. To the north-east is the Ikema-jima Block Beach (池間島ブロックビーチ). The language spoken here is also called Ikema, and is closely related to Miyako Ryukyuan. It is set apart from closely related language variants by its lexical word-tone system.[4]

Ikemajima Block Beach

See also

References

  1. ↑ "第一　指定離島　島しょ　人口" (PDF). Okinawa Prefecture (in Japanese). pp. ４. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ikema island tourism information site", 池間ねっと, 2018. Retrieved on 13 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ikema Ohashi", 池間ねっと, 2018. Retrieved on 13 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Shimoji, Michinori; Pellard, Thomas (2010). An Introduction to Ryukyuan Languages. Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa. pp. 167–188. ISBN 978-4-86337-072-2.



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