Daikoku Island (Akkeshi)
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Native name: 大黒島 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific coast of eastern Hokkaidō |
| Coordinates | 42°57′01″N 144°52′09″E / 42.950324°N 144.86913°E |
| Area | 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 1.8 km (1.12 mi)[2] |
| Width | 700 m (2300 ft)[2] |
| Coastline | 6.1 km (3.79 mi)[2] |
| Highest elevation | 108 m (354 ft)[2] |
| Administration | |
Japan | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
| Subprefecture | Kushiro Subprefecture |
| District | Akkeshi District |
| Village | Akkeshi |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Daikoku Island (大黒島, Daikoku-jima) is an uninhabited island in Akkeshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Together with the smaller island of Kojima (小島) to the north, it forms a natural breakwater at the entrance to Akkeshi Bay (厚岸湾).[3] At the southwest tip of the island at an elevation of approximately 105 metres is Akkeshi Lighthouse (厚岸灯台), which began operations on 25 November 1890.[3][4] Of the island's 107 hectares, 64 are owned by the state, 42 by the municipality, and one is in private hands.[2]
