Okinotorishima

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Alternative forms

  • Okinotori-shima, Oki-no-tori Shima, Okinotori, Oki-no-Tori
  • Okinotorishima Island, Okinotorishima Islet, Island of Okinotorishima, Islet of Okinotorishima, Okinotori Island, Okinotori Islet, Island of Okinotori, Islet of Okinotori
  • Okinotorishima Islands, Okinotorishima Islets, Okinotorishima Rocks, Okinotori Islands, Okinotori Islets, Okinotori Rocks
  • Okinotorishima Atoll, Okinotorishima Reef, Okinotori Atoll, Okinotori Reef

Etymology

From Japanese 沖ノ鳥島 (Okinotorishima, literally “open sea bird island”).

Proper noun

Okinotorishima

  1. An island of Japan, properly two rocks on a coral reef atoll
  2. A coral reef atoll of Japan, currently containing two natural rocks (islets) and an artificial rock (islet), located between Guam and Taiwan, in the Philippine Sea

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