Daito Islands

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Daito Islands (大東諸島 Daitō Shotō) are three eastern islands of Okinawa Islands. From north to south, the islands are:

Island name	Kanji	Romaji	Area	Population
Kita Daito	北大東島	Kita Daitō-jima	12.71 km²	700
Minami Daito	南大東島	Minami Daitō-jima	30.6 km²	1,400
Oki Daito	南大東島	Oki Daitō-jima	1.147 km²	0
			44.457 km²	2,100

• Data from 2004 Nov 20, 08:55 version of Japanese Wikipedia

Islands grouping

• Ryukyu/Nansei Islands
  • Ryukyu Shoto (Okinawa Prefecture)
    • Okinawa Islands
      • Daito Islands
        • Kita Daito
        • Minami Daito
        • Oki Daito

Kita, minami, and oki means, respectively, "north," "south," and "shore" while daitō means "great east."