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the axis of the island. Between these ridges,
which run to about 1,300 feet in height, lie
valleys which end in narrow bays. North of Naze
are two ridges running north and south. The
whole island measures about 40 miles in length
and from 3 to 13 miles in width.
Amami 0 is a fairly healthy place for the
Nansei Shoto; it has little dysentery or typhus
and practically no malaria. But there are
snakes, wild boars and rats.
Christianity has been brought to the people
by French Canadian Catholic priests and American
missionaries. The total population of Amami 0
and the four nearby islands is 91,500. More than
half of these live either in Naze (population:
22,000) or just north of the city.
Kikai is 27 miles east of Naze, with an air-
field and a look-out station. Its 18,200 people
manufacture mats, sugar and pongee, or raise
sugar cane, sweet potatoes, and citrus fruit.
Kikai is twice-blessed: it not only has the us-
ual poisonous land snakes, but it also has sev-
eral kinds of equally poisonous water snakes.
TOTARO GUNTO is a group of 11 islands, al-
wost all of volcanic origin, and many still ac-
tively smoking.
OSUMI GUNTO is the last of the 7 Nansei
groups. Its 9 islands lie just off the coast of
southern Kyushu. Its 49,000 people work in
factories, in the forests or on the farmer, Many34
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Special Publications Branch. Nansei Shoto Ryuku Islands-Loochoo Islands: A Pocket Guide, pamphlet, [1941..1946]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1677274/m1/37/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.