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The Kerama-shotō coral reef is a Ramsar Site. [ 4 ] The archipelago consists of the following islands (-jima/-shima) – inhabited ones are highlighted in blue – and rocks (other suffixes, unnamed entries) with an area of at least 0.01 km 2 .
It is formed by a cluster of smaller coral reefs (reef groups) centered on eight large coral reefs that form what is known as the Main Reef (or Great Reef). [5] The total number of coral reefs is over 100. [6] [7] Most of the reefs that make up Yabiji are named after various parts of the human body, such as Kanamara (カナマラ), meaning head ...
Topographic map of Okinawa Island. Okinawa is the fifth largest island of Japan. The island has an area of 1,206.99 square kilometers (466.02 sq mi). The coastline is 476 kilometers (296 mi) long. [36] The straight-line distance is about 106.6 kilometers (66.2 mi) from north to south. [37] Okinawa is in the northeastern end of Okinawa Prefecture.
Map of Okinotorishima. Okinotorishima (沖ノ鳥島, Okinotori-shima), or Parece Vela, is a coral reef, geologically an atoll, with two rocks enlarged with tetrapod-cement structures. It is administered by Japan with a total shoal area of 8,482 m 2 (2.10 acres) and land area 9.44 m 2 (101.6 sq ft). [1]
Healthy coral reefs, with a rich diversity of sea life, make the area a treasure trove for marine scientists, divers and snorkelers. Day trippers and locals boarding the return ferry from Aka-jima to Okinawa. In 1988 Akajima Marine Science Laboratory (AMSL) was established under the auspices of the Japanese Science and Technology Agency.
The Coral Sea tank is made to emulate the coral reefs in Motobu. [52] The aquarium has confirmed simultaneous coral spawning for 22 consecutive years. [53] In 2021, the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was confirmed that Acropora microphthalma gave spawned in the daytime for the first time. [54]
The Yaeyama Islands are home to numerous species of subtropical and tropical plants and mangrove forests. [3] [11] The islands produce sugarcane and pineapples.[2] [12]Coral reefs around the islands are ideal habitats for dolphins, sea turtles, and larger fish such as manta rays and whale sharks.
The Daitō Islands (大東諸島, Daitō-shotō) are an archipelago consisting of three isolated coral islands, administered by Japan, in the Philippine Sea southeast of Okinawa. The islands have a total area of 44.427 square kilometers (17.153 sq mi) and a population of 2,107.