Ogasawara Islands

E24781

archipelago island group

The Ogasawara Islands are a remote Japanese archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, known for their unique biodiversity and strategic military significance during World War II.

Aliases (2)

Bonin Islands ×4
Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → island group →
administeredBy	Ogasawara Subprefecture →
alsoKnownAs	Bonin Islands →
climate	subtropical →
continent	Asia →
country	Japan →
countryCode	JP →
distanceFromTokyo	about 1000 kilometers south →
governedAs	village of Ogasawara, Tokyo →
hasFloraFaunaCharacteristic	many endemic species → oceanic island ecosystems →
hasNo	airport →
hasPart	Chichijima → Chichijima Islands → Hahajima → Hahajima Islands → Iwo Jima → Kita Iwo Jima → Minami Iwo Jima → Minamitorishima → Mukojima Islands → Nishinoshima →
heritageCriteria	natural →
heritageDesignationYear	2011 →
historicalEvent	site of Battle of Iwo Jima →
knownFor	World War II military significance → coral reefs → dolphin watching → high endemism → subtropical climate → unique biodiversity → whale watching →
language	Japanese →
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean → Philippine Sea →
locatedInTimeZone	Japan Standard Time →
mainSettlement	Omura on Chichijima →
marineProtectionStatus	surrounding waters partly protected →
partOf	Tokyo Metropolis →
populationCharacteristic	small permanent population →
recognizedAs	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
returnedTo	Japanese administration in 1968 →
sovereignState	Japan →
tourismType	eco-tourism destination →
transportAccess	reachable mainly by ship from Tokyo →
usedBy	Imperial Japanese military during World War II → United States military after World War II →
writingSystem	Japanese writing system →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Izu–Bonin Arc ("Bonin Islands") → Izu–Bonin Arc → Northern Pacific ("Bonin Islands") →	hasPart
Honshu → Japanese archipelago →	hasIslandGroup
Iwo Jima → Volcano Islands →	partOf
Ogasawara Islands ("Bonin Islands") →	alsoKnownAs
Izu–Ogasawara Trench ("Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands") →	associatedWith
Tokyo Prefecture →	contains
Mount Suribachi →	locatedIn
Volcano Islands ("Bonin Islands") →	locatedSouthOf
Battle of Iwo Jima →	location
Izu–Ogasawara Trench ("Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands") →	namedAfter