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The Yonaguni Monument (Japanese: 与那国島海底地形, Hepburn: Yonaguni-jima Kaitei Chikei, lit. ' Yonaguni Island Submarine Topography '), also known as the Yonaguni (Island) Submarine Ruins (与那国（島）海底遺跡, Yonaguni(-jima) Kaitei Iseki), is a submerged rock formation off the coast of Yonaguni, the southernmost of the Ryukyu Islands, in Japan.
Yonaguni (Japanese: 与那国島, Hepburn: Yonaguni-jima, Yonaguni: Dunan-chima, older Juni-shima; [2] Yaeyama: Yunoon-zïma; Okinawan: Yunaguni-jima), one of the Yaeyama Islands, is the westernmost island of Japan, [3] lying 108 kilometers (58 nmi; 67 mi) from the east coast of Taiwan, between the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea.
Japan's Westernmost Point Monument Reverse side of Japan's Westernmost Point Monument. Yonaguni (与那国町, Yonaguni-chō, Yonaguni: ドゥナン, Dunan, older ジュニ, Juni; [1] Yaeyama: ユノーン, Yunōn; Okinawan: ユナグニ, Yunaguni) is a town located entirely on Yonaguni Island in Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Yonaguni-jima Kubura-dake tennen hogo kuiki Yonaguni 24°27′18″N 122°57′29″E / 24.455039°N 122.958070°E / 24.455039; 122.958070 ( Yonaguni Mount Kubura Natural Protected
A monument indicates the northernmost point of Japan at Cape Sōya on Hokkaido. Cape Irizaki, Japan's westernmost point on Yonaguni Island Japan's easternmost point lies on Minami Torishima in the Pacific Ocean. Japan's southernmost point on Hateruma island. The northernmost point that Japan claims lies on the disputed island of Iturup.
The cape is within the town of Yonaguni, Okinawa. [1] [2] [3] There is a lighthouse, an observation platform, and a monument titled "Monument of the Westernmost Point of Japan" (日本最西端の碑, Nihon Saiseitan no Ishibumi) on the cape. Tourists gather at the cape daily to see the final sunset in Japan. [3] [4] Monument for Japan's ...
Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Tarama, Taketomi, Yonaguni: beacon network established in 1644 by the Ryūkyū Kings, under the influence of the Satsuma Domain, to monitor shipping in relation to the policy of sakoku [22: 2: Kabira Shell Mound
Yonaguni 24°27′14″N 123°02′00″E / 24.453762°N 123.033303°E / 24.453762; 123.033303 ( Sanninudai This list is complete and up to date as of February 2024 .