Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Tsushima Island (対馬, Tsushima) is an island of the Japanese archipelago situated in the north of the Tsushima Strait between the Japanese mainland and the Korean Peninsula. The main island of Tsushima was once a single island but was divided into two in 1671 by the Ōfunakoshiseto canal and into three in 1900 by the Manzekiseto canal. These canals were driven through isthmuses in the center of the island, creating North Tsushima Island (Kamino-shima or Kamijima) and South Tsushima Island (Shimono-shima or Shimojima). Tsushima also incorporates over 100 smaller islands (many tiny). The name Tsushima generally refers to all the islands collectively.The island group measures about 45 miles (72 km) by 10 miles (16 km) and has a population of about 34,000 as of 2013. The main three islands are the largest island of Nagasaki Prefecture and the fourth largest in Japan (excluding Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku and Hokkaido). The city of Tsushima encompasses the entire island.. }
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- Tsushima_Island abstract "Tsushima Island (対馬, Tsushima) is an island of the Japanese archipelago situated in the north of the Tsushima Strait between the Japanese mainland and the Korean Peninsula. The main island of Tsushima was once a single island but was divided into two in 1671 by the Ōfunakoshiseto canal and into three in 1900 by the Manzekiseto canal. These canals were driven through isthmuses in the center of the island, creating North Tsushima Island (Kamino-shima or Kamijima) and South Tsushima Island (Shimono-shima or Shimojima). Tsushima also incorporates over 100 smaller islands (many tiny). The name Tsushima generally refers to all the islands collectively.The island group measures about 45 miles (72 km) by 10 miles (16 km) and has a population of about 34,000 as of 2013. The main three islands are the largest island of Nagasaki Prefecture and the fourth largest in Japan (excluding Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku and Hokkaido). The city of Tsushima encompasses the entire island.".