Torishima (Izu Islands)

nihongo|Torishima|鳥島, Tori-shima or Tori Shima, literally meaning "Bird Island", is Japanese island at the south end of the Izu Islands (Nanpo Shoto), just north of the Bonin Islands. The islands is sometimes called nihongo|Izu Torishima|伊豆鳥島 to distinguish it from the other Torishima.

Izu Torishima, along with the other Izu Islands, is officially part of Tokyo. The islands form part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. The entire island is a single volcano, which is still active and which has erupted several times. The eruptions of 1902, 1939 and 2002 were especially significant. The island was occupied prior to 1902, but was never resettled after everyone was killed by the eruption then. Now it is a bird sanctuary and can only be visited by research scientists with special permission. Tour boats which take people around the island to view the birds are popular.

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References

* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0804-09= Tori-shima] Location and description of island and volcano.
* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0804-09=&volpage=photos&photo=101099 Tori-shima] Enlargement of the excellent aerial photo of the island from the south in the previous link.
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9406E7DC1030E733A2575AC1A96E9C946397D6CF Inhabitants of Island All Killed by Volcano] . All 150 residents killed by 1902 eruption.
* [http://hakone.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/vrc/erup/torisima.html Izu-torishima] Photos during and after 2002 eruption.

External links

* [http://www.birdinghawaii.co.uk/XShorttailedAlbatross2.htm Short Tailed Albatross]
* [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3940381 Tori-shima from the north]
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B3%A5%E5%B3%B6_%28%E5%85%AB%E4%B8%88%E6%94%AF%E5%BA%81%29 More photos at Japanese Wikipedia]