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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 349 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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OSHIMA , a See also:

GROUP

group of three small islands belonging to See also:

JAPAN

Japan, lying southwards of Kiushiu, in 30° 50' N. and 130° E . Their names, from See also:

west to See also:

east, are Kuroshima, Iwo-shima and Takashima.• Kuro-shima rises to a height of 2475 ft., and Iwo-shima has an active See also:

VOLCANO

volcano 2480 ft. high . These islands are not to be confounded with Oshima, the most northerly See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island of the Izu-noshichito, or with the See also:

NORTHERN

northern group of the Luchu Islands . There are several other islands of the same name in Japan, Oshima signifying " big island." One of the best known lies off the Kii promontory, and has been the See also:

SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of many maritime disasters .

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