The Ogasawara Islands, also known in English as the Bonin Islands, are a Japanese archipelago of more than 30 subtropical and tropical islands lying about 1,000 kilometers south-southeast of Tokyo and 1,600 kilometers northwest of Guam. The group covers a total area of about 84 square kilometers, but only two of the islands, Chichijima and Hahajima, are permanently inhabited, with a combined population of 2,560 as of 2021. Administratively the islands form Tokyo's Ogasawara Subprefecture, which also includes the Volcano Islands and the Self-Defense Force post on Iwo Jima, with its seat of government on Chichijima. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Bonin Islands, also known as the Ogasawara Islands (Japanese: 小笠原諸島), are a Japanese archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands located around 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) SSE of Tokyo and 1,600 kilometers (1,000 mi) northwest of Guam.
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The Bonin Islands, also known as the Ogasawara Islands (Japanese: 小笠原諸島), are a Japanese archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands located around 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) SSE of Tokyo and 1,600 kilometers (1,000 mi) northwest of Guam.
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