Tsushima (対馬) is an island belonging to
Japan, situated about midway between
Korea and the island of
Kyushu, so that the two islands were used as places of call in former
times by vessels plying between Japan and Korea. The nearest point of the
Korean coast is 48 m. distant. It has an area of 262 sq. m.. It is divided
at the waist by a deep sound (Aso-wan),
and the southern section has two hills,
Yatachi-yama and
Shira-dake, 2130 ft. and 1680 ft. high respectively, while the
northern section has
Ibeshi-yama and
Mi-take, whose heights are 1128 ft. and 1598 ft. The chief town is
Izuhara. The
Mongol armada visited the island in the
13th century and committed great depredations. In 1861 an attempt was
made by
Russia to obtain a footing on the island. The name of the
battle of Tsushima is given to the great naval engagement of the 2yth
and
May 28,
1905, in which the Russian fleet under Admiral
Rozhdestvensky was defeated by the Japanese under Admiral
Togo Heihachiro. Today, Tsushima is part of
Nagasaki prefecture.
Air Nippon is the only airline to fly to Tsushima. There are 4 daily
flights with a
Boeing 737-500 from
Fukuoka.
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