Kuchino Shima (29°58'N., 129°55'E.) is separated from Nakano Shima by Kuchino Shima Suido, in which the strong E current sometimes produces tide rips. Mae Take, the summit of the island, is a dark, conical, wooded mountain, 628m high. Hikisui Take, nearly 1 mile SE of Mae Take, is 448m high and has a rocky summit. Kamakura Takerises about 0.4 mile E of Hikisui Take, and on its S side are some cliffs; on its summit is a conspicuous pillar shaped rock, 277m high. Hirino Dake, at the N end of the island, is covered with bamboo. Tide rips occur off the S part of the E coast of Kuchino Shima.

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