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🏝️ Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island

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🏝️ Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
UNESCO World Heritage serial site in Japan's Ryukyu Islands


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UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site designation: 2021
  • Serial site comprising five component parts across four islands in the Ryukyu Chain
  • Home to critically endangered species including the Amami rabbit and Iriomote cat
  • Located in the Nansei Islands, southern Japan

Four islands in Japan's Ryukyu Chain were collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021, recognized ...

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