Tsushima Island
Tsushima Island (対馬, Tsushima) is a Japanese island in the waters between South Korea and Japan.[1]
A satellite image of Tsushima Island
Map showing Tsushima Island west of Kyushu
History
Beginning in the early 6th century, the island was a province of Japan, It was called Tsushima Province. In the Meiji period, the island and the province became part of Nagasaki Prefecture.[2]
Related pages
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tsushima" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1002; US Department of State, "Limits in the Seas, No. 121; Straight Baseline and Territorial Sea Claims: South Korea," p. 23. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- Nussbaum, "Provinces and Prefectures" at p. 780.
Other websites
Media related to Tsushima at Wikimedia Commons
- Tsushima City website
- Tsushima profile Archived 10 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903
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