List of islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago information
The Ryukyu Archipelago (Japanese: 琉球列島, Ryūkyū-rettō) are a collection of 100+ islands located between Kyushu and Taiwan.[1][2] They are politically split between the Japanese prefectures of Okinawa and Kagoshima.
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TheRyukyuArchipelago (Japanese: 琉球列島, Ryūkyū-rettō) are a collection of 100+ islands located between Kyushu and Taiwan. They are politically split between...
The Japanese archipelago (Japanese: 日本列島, Nihon Rettō) is an archipelagoof 14,125 islands that form the country of Japan. It extends over 3,000 km (1...
the Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian islands, the Japanese and Malay Archipelagos, Taiwan, theRyukyu and Kuril Islands, the Aleutian Islands and...
is about the history oftheRyukyuIslands southwest ofthe main islandsof Japan. The name "Ryūkyū" originates from Chinese writings. The earliest references...
southwest of the Miyako Islands, part oftheRyukyuIslandsarchipelago. The Yaeyama Islands are the remotest part of Japan from the main islands and contain...
Japan is an island country of 14,125 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited. Japan is the fourth-largest island country inthe world, behind...
TheRyukyuIslands (琉球列島, Ryūkyū-rettō), also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei-shotō, lit. "Southwest Islands") or theRyukyu Arc (琉球弧, Ryūkyū-ko)...
Northern Ryukyu Islands (Amami Islands and Okinawa Islands) and the Southern RyukyuIslands (Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands). The genome-wide differentiation...
administers the Senkaku Islands as a part oftheRyukyuIslands. Listof Taiwanese islands with over 5 km2 of area. Islandof Taiwan (Formosa; 臺灣島) Kaohsiung...
over an archipelago, as is the case with Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines—these countries consist of thousands ofislands. Others consist of a single...
Shikoku Kyūshū Northern Kyūshū Southern Kyūshū RyukyuIslands Satsunan Islands Okinawa In many contexts in Japan (government, media markets, sports, regional...
This listofislands by area includes all islandsinthe world larger than 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi) and most oftheislands over 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi), sorted...
TheRyukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus) is a species of megabat inthe family Pteropodidae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and the...
surrender at the end of World War II. The United States administered theislands as part ofthe United States Civil Administration oftheRyukyuIslands from...
Meteorological Agency. The Ogasawara Archipelago include the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands. Ring of Fire – Region around the rim ofthe Pacific Ocean where many...
after the construction of six new helipads. Theislands comprising the prefecture are the southern two thirds ofthearchipelagooftheRyūkyūIslands (琉球諸島...
chain to the west, comprising theRyukyuIslandsinthe northwest and Taiwan inthe west. Its southwestern border comprises the Philippine islandsof Luzon...
The other 14,120 islands are classified as "remote islands" by the Japanese government. TheRyukyuIslands and Nanpō Islands are south and east of the...