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Yaku-shima (屋久島) is an island belonging to Japan, lying south of Kyushu. It is an irregular pentagon, 14 m. in width and the same in length. It is separated from Tanega-shima by the Vincennes Strait (Yaku-kaikyo), 12j m. wide, and its surface is broken by lofty mountains, of which Yae-dake rises to a height of 6515 ft., and Eboshi-dake to a height of 4840 ft. It is covered with dense forest, in which there are many Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica), known as Yaku-sugi in Japan.
