Kabajima

Kabajima (椛島), also known as Kabashima, is a Japanese island off the southern coast of Nagasaki Prefecture off the island of Kyushu.^[1]

History[]

In 2013, a floating offshore wind turbine was tested about 1 km off the coast of the island. It was a part of a Japanese government test project.^[2] This was the first of its kind in Japan.

Geography[]

Kabajima has steep hills 481 feet in height. East Rocks is a low reef which is northeast of the island.^[1]

The 9-km² island is home to about 110 households in 2013.^[2]

Related pages[]

Goto Islands
Wind power in Japan

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b US Hydrographic Office. (1910). Asiatic Pilot: The Japan islands, p. 393.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Project tests viability of offshore floating wind turbines," Japan Times. 4 April 2013; retrieved 2013-4-30.

Coordinates: 32°45′00″N 129°00′00″E / 32.75000°N 129.00000°E / 32.75000; 129.00000

Other websites[]

Map of Goto Islands showing Kabashima at env.go.jap

[hydrographic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b US Hydrographic Office. (1910). Asiatic Pilot: The Japan islands, p. 393.

[floating-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Project tests viability of offshore floating wind turbines," Japan Times. 4 April 2013; retrieved 2013-4-30.

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