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Kume Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Kume Island (Kumejima; Okinawan: Kumijima) is an island, part of the Okinawa Islands and administratively part of the town of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has an area of 59.11 square kilometres (22.82 mi2). The island had a population of 8,713 (2010).

Kume Island is a volcanic island. Its principal economic activities are the production of sugarcane and tourism.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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