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Shōwa Iōjima

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Shōwa Iōjima, also known as Shōwa Shintō, is one of the Satsunan Islands, usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. A deserted volcanic island, it is located just off the northern shore of Iōjima, Kagoshima.

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

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