Tokara Gunto (29°40'N., 129°40'E.), a group of mountainous islands and islets, are of volcanic formation and all, except for Takara Shima (29°08'N., 129°12'E.) and Taira Shima (29°41'N., 129°32'E.), emit smoke; there are hot springs in the old craters. The coast of the group are mostly steep cliffs or rocky precipices from which the land rises abruptly and is covered with bamboo and a variety of trees. There is little arable land and there are no sheltered anchorages.

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