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JP032Bentenjima islet
Site Description
Coastline; Grassland
Bentenjima islet is located 800 m off shore of Ohmasaki, the northernmost of Honshu. The distance between east and west of the islet is about 400 m, south and north is about 450 m, and the area is 9 ha with its perimeter of 2.7 km, and it is an uninhabited rocky islet with the highest height of 11 m. In the middle of the islet there is a flat area part of 10-12 m diameters. Colonies of Artemisia indica var. maximowiczii and Elymus mollis are found around this flat part, and this vegetation is 5-6 m in height leading to the shore via small cliffs of 3-4 m height.
Area & Coordinates
9ha 41°33′N 140°55′E
region: Tohoku
Category
A4i, A4iii
Protection Status
Unprotected
Conservation issues
- Recreation/tourism
Birds
Breeding resident
Larus crassirostris, Larus schistisagus, Falco peregrinus, Phalacrocorax capillatus, Motacilla alba, Monticola solitarius, Corvus corone, Corvus macrorhynchos
Image
©ABE Seiichi