Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Rebun island

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Rebun Island

礼文島
alternative words: Rebunto Island, Rebunto, Rebun-to
keywords: hokkaido , island
related topics: Hokkaido prefecture , Rishiri island , Wakkanai city
related web sites: http://www2p.biglobe.ne.jp/~konisi/hoku/index-h.html
explanation: Rebun island, located on the sea of Japan, is the most northern island of our country. The name comes from the Ainu language 'Rebun-shiri', that is 'Island of offing'. Being a plateau form island with Mt. Rebun of 490m high as the culminating point, everybody can easily admire, from near the coast, Alpine flowers which flourish in a harsh climatic condition. Its surface is about 82 km2.