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The Amami Islands are limestone islands of coralline origin and have a total area of approximately 1,240.28 square kilometres (478.87 sq mi), of which 308.3 square kilometres (119.0 sq mi) constitute the city (-shi) of Amami, and 931.9 square kilometres (359.8 sq mi) constitute the district (-gun) of Oshima.
Amami Ōshima is the seventh-largest island in the Japanese archipelago after the four main islands, Okinawa Island and Sado Island (excluding the disputed Kuril Islands). It is located approximately 380 kilometres (210 nmi) south of the southern tip of Kyūshū and 250 kilometres (130 nmi) north of Okinawa .
Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (奄美大島、徳之島、沖縄島北部及び西表島) is a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of five component parts on four Japanese islands in the Ryukyu Chain of the Nansei Islands. [1]
Amami is a city on the island of Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It has a humid subtropical climate, a regional port, and a botanical garden.
Tokunoshima is an island in the Amami archipelago of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It has a subtropical climate, rainforests, rare endemic species, and a history of Satsuma rule and exile.
Yoronjima is a coral island in the East China Sea, part of the Amami Islands and Kagoshima Prefecture. It has a subtropical climate, a history of Satsuma rule and Okinawan culture, and a tourist industry based on resorts and agriculture.
People from the Amami Islands (28 P) Pages in category "Amami Islands" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Satsunan Islands, including the Ōsumi, Tokara and Amami Islands. The Satsunan Islands (薩南諸島, Satsunan-shotō) is a geopolitical name for a group of islands that forms the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands. The whole island group belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.