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  2. Okinotorishima - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Yabiji - Wikipedia

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    Yabiji (八重干瀬, Miyako: /jaːpɨ̥ɕi/ [1]), also known as Yaebiji, Yaebise, Yaebishi, and Yapiji and appearing on some historical Western nautical charts as Providence Reef, is the largest coral reef group in Japan. Located in the Miyako Islands, it contains over 100 coral reefs.

  4. Kitadaitō, Okinawa - Wikipedia

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    Kitadaitō Island is located about 360 km east of Okinawa Island. It is the easternmost island in Okinawa Prefecture. The island shows characteristic landscape of a raised coral reef island, with a very flat area in its centre. [1] Okidaitō Island is entirely the private property of the Rasae Group, that used to exploit phosphate ore there.

  5. Aka Island - Wikipedia

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    Ohba H (1995) A list of seaweeds of Akajima Island and its vicinity in Kerama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Midoriishi, 6: 23-28 (in Japanese) Omori M and Fujiwara S (eds.) (2003) Manual for the Restoration and Remediation of Coral Reefs. Bureau of Natural Environment, Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo, 84pp.

  6. Kerama Islands - Wikipedia

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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 .

  7. Bali to Italy: 39 destinations cracking down on overtourism - AOL

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    Japan Okinawa. The “Galapagos of the East”, ... Hawaii is cracking down on visitor numbers to take care of its unique natural environment, repair coral reefs and maintain state parks and trails.

  8. Ikema Wetland - Wikipedia

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    The wetland area extends for 38 hectares (94 acres) and is the largest in Okinawa Prefecture. The "Wetlands and Coral Reefs of Ikema-jima" have been selected by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the "500 Important Wetlands in Japan" ( 日本の重要湿地500 ) and the entire island, totaling 282 hectares (700 acres).

  9. Daitō Islands - Wikipedia

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    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. [1]

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