Okinotorishima

Okinotorishima, or Parece Vela, is a coral reef, geologically an atoll, with two rocks enlarged with tetrapod-cement structures. It is administered by Japan with a total shoal area of 8,482 m² and land area 9.44 m². Its dry land area is mostly made up by three concrete encasings and there is a 100 by 50 m stilt platform in the lagoon housing a research station. T…
Okinotorishima, or Parece Vela, is a coral reef, geologically an atoll, with two rocks enlarged with tetrapod-cement structures. It is administered by Japan with a total shoal area of 8,482 m² and land area 9.44 m². Its dry land area is mostly made up by three concrete encasings and there is a 100 by 50 m stilt platform in the lagoon housing a research station. There is a third completely artificial tetrapod-cement islet.
  • Location: Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean
  • Population: 0
  • Total islands: 1 atoll with 2 islets
  • Area: Land area: 9.44 m² (101.6 sq ft) · Shoal area: 0.0085km²
  • Highest elevation: 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
  • Highest point: unnamed point
  • Prefecture: Tokyo
Data from: en.wikipedia.org