Aguni Island
Native name: Aguni-jima (粟国島) | |
|---|---|
 Aguni Island | |
 Aguni Island is to the west of Okinawa Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 26°34′51″N 127°14′07″E / 26.58077°N 127.23532°ECoordinates: 26°34′51″N 127°14′07″E / 26.58077°N 127.23532°E |
| Archipelago | Aguni Islands |
| Area | 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Japan | |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Ryukyuan, Japanese |
Aguni Island (粟国島, Aguni-jima, Okinawan: Aguni[1]) is an island in Japan, which is part of the Okinawa Islands and administered as Aguni Village in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture. It is located 60 km Northwest from Naha on Okinawa Island in East China Sea.[2] It has an area of 7.64 km².[3][4][5] It has one bar, one cop, no restaurants, no convenience stores and no taxis or buses. Besides the hotel, there are about 10 minshuku (guest houses) catering to the scuba divers who comprise the majority of visitors. The island manages commercial fishery, and its fishermen are usually also farmers. There is a port and an airstrip through which visitors can visit the island on a ferry or airplane.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Aguni (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.7 (78.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.2 (73.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.9 (69.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98.3 (3.87) |
103.5 (4.07) |
160.9 (6.33) |
154.0 (6.06) |
244.0 (9.61) |
334.3 (13.16) |
131.1 (5.16) |
182.0 (7.17) |
204.0 (8.03) |
116.5 (4.59) |
127.0 (5.00) |
106.3 (4.19) |
1,959.5 (77.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.3 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 123.4 |
| Source: JMA[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "アグニ". 首里・那覇方言音声データベース (in Japanese).
- ^ a b "Getting away from it all on Aguni Island". Japan Times. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ Kerama Islands. Open Coast Travel.
- ^ "Shima Oki". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Wright, Hillel, "Getting away from it all on Aguni", Japan Times, 13 May 2012, p. 10
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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