Iriomote Island
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Iriomote Island is a remote, subtropical Japanese island in Okinawa Prefecture known for its dense jungles, mangrove forests, and the endangered Iriomote wildcat.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Taketomi town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | 289.27 square kilometres ⓘ |
| belongsToPrefecture | Okinawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coral reefs
ⓘ
mangrove estuaries ⓘ |
| hasEndemicSpecies |
Iriomote cat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iriomote mole NERFINISHED ⓘ Iriomote tit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasLocalLanguage | Yaeyama language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNo | airport ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Nakama River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Urauchi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestElevation | 469 metres ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Komidake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Iriomote wildcat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dense jungles ⓘ diving and snorkeling ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ kayaking ⓘ mangrove forests ⓘ river trekking ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| largestIslandIn | Yaeyama Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East China Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaeyama Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSettlement |
Ohara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uehara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Taketomi, Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| percentageCoveredByJungle | over 90 percent ⓘ |
| population | approximately 2,400 ⓘ |
| populationAsOf | around 2020 ⓘ |
| rankingByAreaInOkinawaPrefecture | second largest island ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
nature-based tourism ⓘ |
| transportAccess | ferry from Ishigaki Island ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of World Natural Heritage site "Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island" ⓘ |
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