Native name: 大毛島 | |
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Geography | |
Location | Seto Inland Sea |
Coordinates | 34°13′0″N 134°37′30″E / 34.21667°N 134.62500°E |
Archipelago | no |
Area | 7.31 km2 (2.82 sq mi) |
Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Highest elevation | 198.5 m (651.2 ft) |
Administration | |
Japan | |
Prefecture | Tokushima Prefecture |
City | Naruto |
Demographics | |
Population | 2686 (2015) [1] |
Ethnic groups | Japanese |
Ōge-jima (大毛島) is an island in the Seto Inland Sea administered under Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture.
Ōge-jima, also called Ōge Island, is located in the northeast of Tokushima Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan . Together with Taka-shima and Shimada-jima, the island to which it is connected by the Horikoshi Bridge, [2] it forms the northeast part of Naruto. It is connected to the island of Shikoku by the Konaruto Bridge, [2] and, by the Ōnaruto Bridge spanning the Naruto Strait, to Awaji Island, an island in the Seto Inland Sea. [2]