Kerama Shoto National Park protects the Kerama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, designated on March 5, 2014 out of the former Okinawa Kaigan Quasi-National Park, covering about 940 square kilometers of land and surrounding waters across the municipalities of Tokashiki and Zamami. The park holds 248 species of reef-building coral and more than 620 native plant species, and is habitat for green sea turtles, wintering humpback whales and the Kerama deer.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of the Environment (Japan) 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministry of the Environment 1 Sources
1. Kerama Shotō National Park (Wikipedia)
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is a national park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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in 2014, it is located in and around the Kerama Islands.
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Kerama Shotō National Park (慶良間諸島国立公園, Kerama Shotō Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
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Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names Japan; continent follows from the atlas record for Japan
Kerama Shotō Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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