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Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island

Natural World Heritage property in Japan, inscribed in 2021 under criterion (x).

Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island, Japan
Photo: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Japan
Year of inscription
2021
Criteria
x
Area of property
42,698 ha
Location
Kagoshima Prefecture, Okinawa Prefecture
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Landform
Ryukyu Islands
Official website
amamiokinawa.jp/
Reference
WHC 1574 · Wikidata Q11444847

Why it is on the List

(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Yakushima, Japan257 kmYakushimaJapan · 1993NaturalGusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, Japan285 kmGusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of RyukyuJapan · 2000CulturalHidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region, Japan505 kmHidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki RegionJapan · 2018CulturalJeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes, South Korea627 kmJeju Volcanic Island and Lava TubesSouth Korea · 2007NaturalSacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region, Japan667 kmSacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata RegionJapan · 2017CulturalSites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, Japan711 kmSites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal MiningJapan · 2015Cultural
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