Denshima (デン島), also known as Yuze (湯瀬), is an uninhabited volcanic pillar located in the Ōsumi Islands and belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Den-shima
Native name:
デン島, Denshima
Aerial view of the island. (1978)
Geography
LocationEast China Sea
Coordinates30°45′02″N 130°06′07″E / 30.75056°N 130.10194°E / 30.75056; 130.10194
ArchipelagoŌsumi Islands
Highest elevation58 m (190 ft)
Administration
Japan
PrefecturesKagoshima Prefecture
DistrictKagoshima District
VillageMishima
Demographics
Population- uninhabited -

Geography

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Denshima is located roughly equidistant between Iōjima and Kuroshima. The island is an exposed and highly eroded portion of lava dome associated with the submarine Kikai Caldera, a stratovolcano rising from the ocean floor. It consists of three large rocks, separated by very narrow channels, with a maximum height of 58 metres (190 ft) above sea level, and a smaller rock, just breaching the ocean surface, to one side.

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