[SFDXA] New IOTA's or groups? - Japan’s Recorded Number of Islands Doubles After Digital Mapping

[Bill]

/It was just a thought or idea BTW. An interesting topic but I doubt 
anything will change...your thoughts? - Bill W2CQ/


On 2/17/2023 8:54 AM, Bill wrote:
> Recount: Japan’s Recorded Number of Islands Doubles After Digital Mapping
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> *Officially, Japan has 6,852 islands surrounding its mainland*. That 
> number was determined in 1987 by the country’s coast guard, using 
> paper maps to tally any land masses with a circumference over 100 
> meters. And though islands are frequently in flux, particularly in an 
> area with significant volcanic activity, it turns out that the 
> long-used figure is way off.
>
> The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan upgraded from the paper 
> method and recently conducted a digital mapping survey, *finding that 
> there are actually a total of 14,125 islands — 7,273 more than the 
> previous recording*. The government is expected to announce the news 
> in March, Kyodo News 
> <http://track.nicenews.com/?xtl=zgkqbdnkx8cog8jfq47a4c13iva1m86gkny00d4g2xttgs7jkmh1wlbswndypka6jy4n2tu78dsoe4sxv4vjhkwqopk3d3nzb5g7xae4cpg24yt220jkwjruf4zd1nbmcf1rizbgazu2x0vj1c2890qeo50uci29dhtgb5ris8iz0tth84fyc4feuqkyeld1t5z66qs2nt9abix11695k7fvk63we53wotz3d14wd54a9ks969j3yeswltd1l96wtgizbdqka1hrq5bbw&eih=1v7nptqjat7gsw5ddd352hfc6h0r2lo> 
> reports, but it is unlikely to alter the size of Japan’s territory or 
> territorial waters. It will mainly affect educational materials and 
> other official documents, per the outlet.
>
> The recount came at the urging of lawmakers, one of whom said in a 
> 2021 parliamentary session that “an accurate understanding of the 
> number of islands is *an important administrative matter that is 
> related to the national interest*.”
>
> https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/02/ec990ad3ceae-recount-with-digital-map-leads-to-doubling-of-listed-japanese-islands.html
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