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English: Location map of Japan Equirectangular projection. Geographic limits to locate objects in the main map with the main islands: N: 45°51'37" N (45.86°N) S: 30°01'13" N (30.02°N)
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The Ryukyu Islands [note 1] (琉球列島, Ryūkyū-rettō), also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei-shotō, lit."Southwest Islands") or the Ryukyu Arc (琉球弧, Ryūkyū-ko), are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ryukyu Islands are divided into the Satsunan Islands (Ōsumi, Tokara and Amami) and Okinawa Prefecture (Daitō, Miyako ...
Module:Location map/data/Japan Ryukyu Islands is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Ryukyu Islands. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
image = Japan location map with side map of the Ryukyu Islands.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" image1 = Japan natural location map with side map of the Ryukyu Islands.jpg An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters
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Its predecessor was the Ryukyu Kingdom, an independent nation until 1879. [3] Japan has de facto control over the disputed Senkaku Islands, claiming them as part of Ishigaki City in Okinawa Prefecture. [4] However, they are not geographically within the Ryukyu Archipelago, being located further westward in the East China Sea.
The History section is organized around a large map of the Ryukyu archipelago projected onto the floor and connected into a number of computer terminals allowing visitors to explore aspects of individual islands, including satellite photographs of famous sites, native flora and fauna, and local culture.