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is an island in the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...

. It is part of the

Kerama Islands The are a subtropical island group southwest of Okinawa Island in Japan. Geography Four islands are inhabited: Tokashiki Island, Zamami Island, Aka Island, and Geruma Island. The islands are administered as Tokashiki Village and Zamami Vi ...

group and administered as the village of

Zamami is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village consists of more than 20 islands approximately west of the prefectural capital of Naha. As of February 2013 the village had a population of 913 and a population ...

Shimajiri District is a district located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Modern translation of Shimajiri means "Butt of the island" which may refer to its southerly position on the island of Okinawa. Compare this to Kunigami District, Okinawa. However, there are ...

, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Zamami Island is 24 kilometers in circumference. The island has 3 settlements, which are Zamami, Ama, and Asa.

Attractions

*Furuzamami Beach. It was ranked 4th in Japan in the “Travelers Choice World's Best Beach 2016” announced by Trip Advisor in 2016.｢日本のベストビーチ10選」2位以下は沖縄が独占! それでは1位は?
沖縄タイムス、2016年2月20日閲覧。 *Ama Beach *Furuzamami Kaizuka *Tower of peace *Kerama Marine Culture Museum *Marilyn statue File:Furuzamami beach Okinawa Zamami.jpg, Furuzamami beach File:Ama beach in Zamami Island.jpg, Ama beach

Observation

*Takatsuki mountain park **Takatsukiyama Observatory-Altitude 131m **Observatory 1-Overlooking the calm Anogoura Bay *Nase no Saki Observatory *Inasaki Observatory (Nanzachi no Saki) *Chishi Observatory *Kaminohama Observatory

References

Islands of Okinawa Prefecture Kerama Islands {{Okinawa-geo-stub