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Islands of Ryukyu Islands (Japan) [Nansei Islands]
Amami Oshima [383]
Group: Amami Islands Archipelago: Nansei-shoto (Ryukyu Islands)
Country: Japan - Ryukyu Islands
Lat: 28.30º N Long : 129.30º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: >501 m
Nearest island: 180 km group: 180 km
Nearest continent: Asia Distance: 800 km Isolation Index: 55
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 0 Marine: 0
Number: 1 Area: Terrestrial: 78.6 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 22/10/90
Iriomote-jima (Iriomote shima) [1727]
Group: Sakishima gunto, Archipelago: Nansei-shoto (Ryukyu Islands)
Country: Japan - Ryukyu Islands: Pacific
Lat: 24.38º NLong: 123.84º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic
Ishigaki-jima (Ishigaki shima) [1686]
Group: Sakishima gunto, Archipelago: Nansei-shoto (Ryukyu Islands)
Country: Japan - Ryukyu Islands: Pacific
Lat: 24.46º NLong: 124.20º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic
Okinawa [761]
Group: Archipelago: Nansei-shoto (Ryukyu Islands)
Country: Japan - Ryukyu Islands
Lat: 26.50º N Long : 128.00º E
Area: 1199.5 sq. km Altitude: 498 m
Shoreline: 396.8 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.3308
Depth to nearest land: >500 m
Nearest island: 100 km group: 500 km
Nearest continent: Asia Distance: 600 km Isolation Index: 57
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: subtropical
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 1132000 (1982) Density: 943.7 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 0.6%/yr Stable
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 10% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 10927 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 5
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 2 Marine: 0
Number: 2 Area: Terrestrial: 132.5 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 24
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 22/10/90
Torishima [1491]
Group: Amami-shoto, Archipelago: Nansei-shoto (Ryukyu Islands)
Country: Japan - Ryukyu Islands: Pacific
Lat: 27.54º NLong: 128.15º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
ISLAND TYPE: active volcano
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