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.

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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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