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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 of three small islands belonging to See also: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 2480 ft. high. These islands are not to be confounded with Oshima, the most northerly See also:island of the Izu-noshichito, or with the See also: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 of many maritime disasters.

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