The island is the only visible portion of a submarine volcanic caldera. The above sea-level portion rises to two summits connected by a narrow ridge, with the higher northern summit reaching 76.6 metres (251 ft). Located in the Kuroshio Current, the area has abundant sea life, and is popular with sports fishermen and scuba divers, with soft corals found in abundance off the east coast of the island. Goats, deer and rabbits introduced to the island to provide food for the residents of Niijima from the 1930s have destroyed most of the natural vegetation of the island. Efforts to eradicate the introduced goats was successful by 1981, and deer by 1985.[1]
jinai, 地内島, jinaijima, volcanic, deserted, island, located, philippine, approximately, kilometres, south, tokyo, offshore, niijima, northern, portion, archipelago, japan, native, name, 地内島geographylocationizu, islandscoordinates34, 37222, 22778, 37222, 22778ar. Jinai tō 地内島 Jinaijima is a volcanic deserted island located in the Philippine Sea approximately 220 kilometres 140 mi south of Tokyo and offshore Niijima in the northern portion of the Izu archipelago Japan Jinai tōNative name 地内島GeographyLocationIzu IslandsCoordinates34 22 20 N 139 13 40 E 34 37222 N 139 22778 E 34 37222 139 22778ArchipelagoIzu IslandsHighest elevation74 m 243 ft AdministrationJapanPrefectureTokyoSubprefectureŌshima SubprefectureVillageNiijimaDemographicsPopulation0 Contents 1 Geography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGeography editThe island is the only visible portion of a submarine volcanic caldera The above sea level portion rises to two summits connected by a narrow ridge with the higher northern summit reaching 76 6 metres 251 ft Located in the Kuroshio Current the area has abundant sea life and is popular with sports fishermen and scuba divers with soft corals found in abundance off the east coast of the island Goats deer and rabbits introduced to the island to provide food for the residents of Niijima from the 1930s have destroyed most of the natural vegetation of the island Efforts to eradicate the introduced goats was successful by 1981 and deer by 1985 1 See also edit nbsp Tokyo portal nbsp Islands portal Izu Islands Desert island List of islandsReferences edit Asahi Shimbun 23 December 2010External links editTopographic Map Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jinai tō amp oldid 1149990140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
