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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Iriomote Island canonical 14
Iriomote tit 1
Iriomote yamaneko 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
populated place
administeredBy Taketomi town
linked to: Taketomi Town
area 289.27 square kilometres
belongsToPrefecture Okinawa Prefecture
climate humid subtropical climate
country Japan
hasEcosystem coral reefs
mangrove estuaries
hasEndemicSpecies Iriomote cat
Iriomote mole
Iriomote tit
linked to: Iriomote Island
hasLanguage Japanese
hasLocalLanguage Yaeyama language
hasNo airport
hasProtectedArea Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park
hasRiver Nakama River
Urauchi River
highestElevation 469 metres
highestPoint Komidake
knownFor Iriomote wildcat
linked to: Iriomote cat

dense jungles
diving and snorkeling
ecotourism
kayaking
mangrove forests
river trekking
waterfalls
largestIslandIn Yaeyama Islands
locatedIn East China Sea
Okinawa Prefecture
Ryukyu Islands
Yaeyama Islands
mainSettlement Ohara
Uehara
ocean Pacific Ocean
partOf Taketomi, Okinawa
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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Yaeyama language geographicDistribution Iriomote Island
Yubu Island accessFrom Iriomote Island
Yubu Island separatedFrom Iriomote Island
Hatoma Island nearestIsland Iriomote Island
Yaeyama Ryukyuan spokenIn Iriomote Island
Iriomote Island hasEndemicSpecies Iriomote tit
linked to: Iriomote Island
Sekisei Lagoon locatedNear Iriomote Island
Port of Ishigaki connectsTo Iriomote Island
Iriomote cat commonName Iriomote yamaneko
linked to: Iriomote Island
Iriomote cat nativeTo Iriomote Island
Iriomote cat endemicTo Iriomote Island
Iriomote cat namedAfter Iriomote Island
Taketomi hasIsland Iriomote Island
Taketomi, Okinawa includes Iriomote Island